Sextortion webinar delivered by Liz Stanton from Get Safe Online
Channel: wsccvideo
Date: 2023-03-06

Learn more about Sextortion and how to safeguard yourself and others by watching this webinar hosted in partnership by Get Safe Online and West Sussex County Council.

What is Sextortion? Sextortion is a form of blackmail where a perpetrator threatens to reveal intimate images of the victim online unless they give in to their demands. 

These demands are typically for money or further images. Criminals might befriend victims online by using a fake identity and then persuade them to perform sexual acts in front of their webcam. 

Criminals will then threaten to share the images with the victims' friends and family which can make the victims feel embarrassed and ashamed, and prevent them from coming forward to report the incident. 

Many people have been falling victim to this type of crime, including in West Sussex.