US EditionHorror Aussie Link to Busted Sextortion Ring
- Australian Federal Police and international partners arrested 22 men in Nigeria in 2023 for a sextortion ring linked to a New South Wales teenager's suicide.
- The operation, called Artemis, was led by the FBI, AFP, RCMP, and Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to dismantle an organised crime network exploiting teens worldwide.
- The ring coerced victims into sending explicit images and threatened to share them unless victims paid money, including a 16-year-old NSW boy who was demanded $500 before his 2023 suicide.
- AFP Acting Commander Ben Moses highlighted that international collaboration led to significant progress, demonstrated by a swift decline in the number of sextortion cases reported within Australia.
- The case highlights ongoing risks from online child exploitation and the importance of continued joint law enforcement action and prevention resources for vulnerable young people.
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AI Sextortion Scam Triggers Tragic Teen Suicide in Kentucky - American Faith
A 16-year-old boy in Kentucky tragically took his own life after falling victim to an AI-generated sextortion scheme. Elijah Heacock of Glasgow received a message containing a fake nude image created with AI and a demand for $3,000 to prevent it from being sent to family and friends. Hours later, on February 28, Elijah died by suicide. Elijah’s parents, John Burnett and Shannon Heacock, say they had no idea what their son was facing until they d…
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sydneysun.comGlobal Sextortion Sting Nabs 22 in Nigeria, Including Suspects Linked to Aussie Teen's Suicide
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - A major international operation targeting online sextortion has resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects in Nigeria, including two individuals connected to the death of a 16-year-old Australian boy in 2023. The operation, codenamed Artemis, was led by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Roya
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