Bree Smith, a Nashville mom, says the deepfakes quickly multiplied, accompanying offers for private dinners and intimate acts in exchange for hundreds of dollars.

The scheme targeted people, including minors, throughout the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy. Among the victims was Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school senior from San Jose.

Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect ...

A law signed by President Trump earlier this month could help fight "sextortion" schemes online. The FBI says at least 20 teens in the U.S. have taken their lives because of the scam since 2021. One ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - It’s one of the fastest-growing online crimes, and the victims are getting younger every year.

FBI supervisory Special Agent, Leslie Adamczyk, joins Fox45 to discuss online sextortion and how students and parents can ...

Authorities believe Mulligan coerced at least 108 girls — ranging in age from 5 to 17 — to send him explicit photographs and videos of themselves. When the girls told him they no longer wanted to send ...

The FBI is issuing a warning to parents after a man from Silver Spring just pleaded guilty to victimizing more than 100 young ...

Sextortion is one of the fastest growing crimes online targeting children. Experts believe millions of cases are never ...