Increasing numbers of children are being bullied into taking explicit sexual pictures of themselves online, an expert has warned. More and more young girls and boys are becoming victims of “sextortion” cases in which they are lured into sharing naked photographs and then blackmailed into producing ever-more explicit material. The children are told if they do not co-operate their sexual images will be distributed to friends and to their parents – luring the frightened youngsters to produce highly sexual photographs and videos. Bob Lotter, the creator of online safety tool My Mobile Watchdog, said his company is dealing with growing numbers of sextortion cases, while other types of sexting have become an “epidemic” among young people. “We have seen children involved in revenge porn and sextortion, and this is on the increase,” said Mr Lotter.
It is sad that people have to use sexual images and content of children to threaten them into getting what they want. However, I do not believe that it is always completely innocent from the child's side as some people may choose to produce their own content in which they then get themselves in trouble with.
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