The Monster Behind The Screen: Ending Online Exploitation

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

To her peers, 12-year-old Breighanna Vigor appeared to seamlessly balance school, dance, and her social life. When elected class representative, she familiarized herself with her fellow classmates through social media by following them. One day, Breighanna accidentally connected with someone she thought to be a fellow student. However, that stranger soon revealed himself to be a predator and unleashed a 3-year-long nightmare for young Breighanna. CEO and President of Stopping Traffick Breighanna Vigor shares the story of how she became a victim of online sexual exploitation and how she works as a survivor to prevent these threats from harming others as well. Later, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) outlines how she's working to protect children and hold big tech companies accountable with her bipartisan legislation, the "Kids Online Safety Act." Stopping Traffick is an organization dedicated to highlighting the dangers of exploitation that our children face. Through advocation, awareness, and action, the nonprofit aims to educate families in order to prevent those most vulnerable from facing these threats. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Brianna Vigore was more than just your average sixth grader.
0:38.3	To her classmates at Sem's middle school, she was able to balance school, a social life, and dance competitions seamlessly.
0:46.3	It only made sense that Brianna's peers elected her to be class representative,
0:51.3	making her the central point of contact for all of her fellow
0:55.1	middle schoolers. In order to keep up with everyone, she began following her classmates on all
1:00.5	forms of social media. But one day, an unfamiliar user requested to follow her, claiming to be
1:07.1	a fellow student at SEMS. Little did she know that the user was not a student, not even a child, and he certainly didn't
1:14.9	live in Alabama.
1:16.5	When Brianna tapped except, it opened the door to a three-year-long nightmare.
1:22.1	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.
1:56.5	Music and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. Brianna hadn't intended to speak to any strangers online. But when this mysterious user began to strike up a conversation with her,
2:04.0	she believed she was simply getting to know a classmate.
2:06.6	The conversation started innocently enough,
2:11.0	but over the span of two weeks, things gradually became more invasive.
2:15.6	The predator began to groom her,
2:20.3	asking her about her life, her family, as well as invasive and personal questions.
2:22.8	All of a sudden, things took a turn when the predator demanded Brianna send him explicit photos.
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