{"id":3992,"date":"2023-05-12T13:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeguardinghub.co.uk\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2023-07-28T18:02:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:02:12","slug":"sextortion-guide-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safeguardinghub.co.uk\/sextortion-guide-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Sextortion \u2013 Guide and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Safeguarding Hub \u2018guides to useful resources\u2019 provide a brief oversight of the subject matter, combined with a selection of handpicked links and documents, all aimed to provide a complete package of knowledge for the safeguarding professional. We aim to keep them refreshed every six months, but if you become aware of any broken links, please email us and let us know.<\/p>\n

This guide looks at online blackmail through sexual imagery \u2013 Sextortion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sextortion is a form of online blackmail, whereby the perpetrator threatens to expose sexually intimate images of the victim online unless their demands are met. Typical demands include sexual favours, more sexual images\/videos (or acts on webcam) and money. Whilst sextortion generally involves some form of imagery, it can also involve threatening to release sexually explicit messages previously sent by or to the victim.<\/p>\n

Sextortion can sometimes be likened to what is commonly called \u2018revenge porn\u2019. This involves the online distribution of sexually intimate images or videos featuring the victim, usually by a former intimate partner who wants to take \u2018revenge\u2019, \u2018punish\u2019 and humiliate the victim for ending the relationship. However, where this former partner threatens to release images unless the victim agrees to their demands, then this also becomes sextortion. Demands can include prolonging the relationship or requests for sexual acts. This could also amount to stalking.<\/p>\n

A common misnomer is that sextortion only affects adults. Whilst adults account for majority of victims, children are often targeted. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Sextortion is all about the approach and how the perpetrator the obtains the material which will ultimately compromise the victim. This can be achieved in several different ways including:<\/p>\n