FBI Chicago is searching for a man wanted on federal charges for using social media apps to extort children for sexual images and, in one instance, allegedly threatening to livestream the murder of a child and their family. A federal arrest warrant has been issued for David Patrick Sheffield on the charge of interstate communication […]
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FBI warns Illinois parents of increase in ‘sextortion’ schemes targeting young boys
The FBI is warning parents and caregivers in Illinois about an uptick in incidents where adults posing as girls are coercing boys on social media and extorting money from them. The FBI says that “sextortion” begins when an adult contacts a minor over any online platform used to meet and communicate, such as a game, […]