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Oregon sees ‘staggering’ increase in sextortion and solicitation tips concerning kids on social media

  • Oregon has seen an alarming 857% increase in online solicitation and sextortion-related cyber tips from 2020 to 2024, according to the Oregon Department of Justice.
  • Families often discover their children were sextorted online only after tragic incidents occur, as stated by the Oregon Department of Justice.
  • State lawmakers approved $2.7 million in funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children task force, allowing it to nearly quadruple in size and clear a backlog of cases.
  • The Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield emphasized that keeping children safe is a top priority and acknowledged the troubling nature of these cases.
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KTVZKTVZ

'Alarming': Oregon's cyber tips of online child solicitation, 'sextortion' soar 857% over the past four years

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There’s an alarming trend in Oregon and every state in the country: Children are being extorted on social media, with sometimes tragic outcomes. Investigators with the Internet Crimes Against Children task force in the Oregon Department of Justice report that from 2020 to 2024, the number of online solicitation and “sextortion”-related cyber tips

·Bend, United States
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The OregonianThe Oregonian

Oregon sees ‘staggering’ increase in sextortion and solicitation tips concerning kids on social media

The Oregon Department of Justice said Tuesday it has seen a “staggering” increase in the number of cyber tips concerning children who have been extorted for sexual favors on social media, an alarming trend the agency says is happening in Oregon and the rest of the country.

·Portland, United States
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cgsentinel.comcgsentinel.com

Online child ‘sextortion,’ solicitation investigations spiked more that 857% in the past 4 years

Investigators in the ICAC task force within the Oregon Department of Justicereport that from 2020 to 2024, the number of online solicitation and “sextortion” related cyber tips they received from

·Tillamook, United States
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The Oregonian broke the news in Portland, United States on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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