Sexortion killed my son.

Sexdortion is when an adult enticed as a child

to produce a sexually explicit image of themselves

and send it to them over the internet.

From the time Gavin was contacted by his

extortionist till he took his own life was how long?

One hour and 40 minutes.

One hour and 40 minutes.

That's how deadly a game we're playing here.

America, we have a problem.

Our virtual borders are being breached and our children are under

attack. There is a dangerous and silent predator out there, one that is entering your home

without your permission and threatening the well-being and, in the most extreme cases, the lives of your teen boys.

Tonight, we're exposing an alarming and growing trend, one you probably have never even heard

of, one that is specifically targeting your teenage young men, sexstortion.

Sexstortion is when an adult coerces or entices a child to produce a sexually explicit

image of themselves and send it to them over the internet.

Once the offender gets a single image of a child, typically they'll use that image to

coerce the child to produce more and more under threats of sending that image to friends

at school, games on a contact list, or even the parents.

Any child can be a victim of this crime, whether they're on the honor roll, whether they're a star athlete, boys or girls,

but we have to encourage them to make smart decisions when they're online.

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