Teen's family fights for change after sextortion scam leads to death
Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
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Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is seeing alarming numbers of cases against children, especially teenage boys
Teri Hornstein reports the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it is seeing an alarming number of cases.
From October 2021 through March 2023, the FBI tracked roughly 12,600 sextortion victims — all of them minors.
The two reportedly met on Snapchat
Broward County Public Schools said there are growing concerns of sextortion among young students.
Broward County Public Schools said there are growing concerns of sextortion among young students.
