What is meant by the term ‘sextortion’? It is used by scammers to trick vulnerable people, including children and young people, into a false sense of a security by pretending to be someone they’re not, and persuading them to send explicit images of themselves. The images are then used as blackmail, with the scammer threatening to share the images further if they do not comply with their demands.

To gain insightful knowledge on the dangers of sextortion, how it occurs and what you can do if the child or young person in your care has fallen victim to sextortion, then visit the ‘Sexual Coercion and Extortion’ page on the Safer Schools NI App.