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Middle School Student Arrested In Sextortion Investigation In NY, Police Say Middle School Student Arrested In Sextortion Investigation In NY, Police Say
Middle School Student Arrested In Sextortion Investigation In NY, Police Say A months-long sextortion investigation at a Rockland County middle school has led to the arrest of a young student, police announced. The Stony Point Police Department announced Wednesday, Sept. 17, that a Fieldstone Middle School student was taken into custody after victims came forward to report they were being coerced online.  Police said the case began in February 2025, when students reported the behavior to their school resource officer and administrators.   Investigators said around six victims have been identified so far, though they believe there may be hundreds more…

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by Ben Crnic
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AI-Created Child Sex Abuse 'Tsunami' Flooding Internet, Advocates Warn AI-Created Child Sex Abuse 'Tsunami' Flooding Internet, Advocates Warn
Ai-created Child Sex Abuse 'Tsunami' Flooding Internet, Advocates Warn Children's safety advocates are warning about a dramatic rise in artificial intelligence-generated images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. The Internet Watch Foundation saw a 380% increase in reports of AI-created child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024 compared to 2023. The United Kingdom-based watchdog said those reports uncovered 7,644 pictures and "a small number of videos" illustrating children being sexually abused. Nearly four in five (78.8%) of the reports involved images so realistic they were processed as if they were "real" CSAM under UK law. "The most …

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by Chris Spiker
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Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years: USDOJ Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years: USDOJ
Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years: Usdoj A Florida man who sextorted children across the globe, including six minors in Central Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Thursday, April 24. Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 35, an Ecuadorian national most recently residing in Miami, was handed the decades-long sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion after being convicted on two counts of "Production of Child Pornography", according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sandoval exploited children in a calculat…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Warning Issued For Nationwide Automated 'Sextortion' Scam: Here's What To Know Warning Issued For Nationwide Automated 'Sextortion' Scam: Here's What To Know
Warning Issued For Nationwide Automated 'Sextortion' Scam: Here's What To Know Authorities are warning the public of a nationwide automated scam in which scammers use people’s email addresses to coerce payments by intimidating them with threats of embarrassment. Victims of the "sextortion" scheme, usually children and teens, are manipulated to photograph or video material for extortionists. "After receiving the sexually explicit content from the child, the offender threatens to release that compromising material unless the victim produces additional explicit material," said the FBI in issuing the warning to parents, educators, caregivers, and children. In a sepa…

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by Joe Lombardi