Online ‘sextortion’ cases involving teen boys spiking: experts
Child exploitation experts say they’ve detected a spike in reports of online “sextortion” cases involving teen boys.
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection says 65 boys reported incidents to Cybertip.ca in 2015-16 — an 89 per cent increase from the previous two-year period of 2013-2014. Reports involving girls jumped 66 per cent.
While 65 male victims may not seem like a large number, executive director Lianna McDonald says the jump clearly establishes that boys are increasingly at risk of online threats.
“We need to pay attention regardless,” McDonald says from Winnipeg, where the centre is based.