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Jul

2024

High school students targeted for extortion, Dunedin police say

  • External Article
  • blackmail
  • child sexual exploitation
  • Ōtepoti | Dunedin
  • RNZ
  • sextortion

Police are investigating reports of Ōtepoti | Dunedin high school students being targeted for sextortion after being told an individual was targeting the young people by posing as someone else online and attempting to extort them sexually. When instances of sextortion occur, the offending generally begins with a direct message on social media to the victim.

“To avoid being a victim of child exploitation and sextortion, verify the people you are communicating with online, Detective Sergeant Reece Munro urged.