Police: Pa. Teen Posed As Woman Online To Get Nude Photos And Gift Cards
TOBYHANNA, Pa. (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old Pennsylvania boy posed as a woman on Facebook to trick dozens of other boys into sending him nude photos and gift cards.
The Pocono Mountain Regional Police arrested the Tobyhanna boy last Thursday on charges of theft by extortion, transmission of sexually explicit images and solicitation.
The department says it identified 48 boys who were victims and at least 100 others who never responded to the boy's messages.
Investigators say the boy pretended to be a woman named Jessica Carabello and promised the boys nude photographs in exchange for their pictures. Police say he threatened to post them online if they didn't send more and used a similar tactic to solicit gift cards from other boys.
The boy was taken to a juvenile detention center.
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