Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic online shift, as experts sound the alarm Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic online shift, as experts sound the alarm
VANCOUVER – The massive online shift brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a rise in so-called “sextortion scams,” new data from Statistics Canada suggests. As authorities seek to educate young people and parents about online sex crimes, experts are calling for more regulation, education and enforcement. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, occurs when someone …