Online predators threaten to release explicit picture of teen if he doesn't pay

Online predators threaten to release explicit picture of teen if he doesn't pay

The FBI says they have seen a significant increase in grooming and sextortion activity against children who use the internet.In one Virginia Beach case, criminals threatened to call a teenage boy a rapist unless he sent them money.A 17-year-old boy thought he was messaging with a teenage girl on Instagram back in June, according to a search warrant.It states she asked him for an explicit picture; he sent one, and then the demands for money start…