Sextortion targets cell phone users

PHOENIX (KPHO) – If you’re thinking about taking a provocative picture of yourself and sending it on your cell phone, you might want to reconsider. Sextortion has become a serious problem, with crooks stealing those racy photos and putting them online. ASU student Jill Madson, 19,  said that she will occasionally…

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‘Sextortion’ in Indy: new charges filed

  A Maryland man charged with extorting an Indiana teen into sexual favors victimized other teens in several states after he was released on bond, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Trevor Shea, 20, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children stemming from both cases, according to…

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