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Youth threatened with inappropriate photos by unknown suspect
OPP are reminding teens that they can never really know who is on the other side of a computer screen after a teenaged girl was harassed recently.
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OPP report investigating on Saturday after a teenaged girl began receiving text messages from an unknown person, indicating they had inappropriate photos and threatening to release these photos.
“Everyone needs to realize the long- and short-term dangers of sending out photographs or videos of themselves. Those who distribute it also need to be aware of the criminal ramifications of doing so. Once it’s out there, you can’t get it back and you should not be embarrassed to speak to police about your concerns,” said Insp. Tony Hymers, Oxford County OPP detachment commander.
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A joint project led by the Bank of Nova Scotia and backed by Canada’s financial intelligence agency has created a new model to detect warning signs of child sexual exploitation by following trails of money.
Project Shadow is a public-private partnership that tapped anti-money laundering experts at Scotiabank and other financial institutions to build a set of indicators that could help flag suspicious transactions bearing the hallmarks of child sexual exploitation, especially through online platforms.
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Police are warning social media users to beware of so-called sextortion scams.
Gatineau police are reporting a rise in sextortion cases in which criminals use fake identities to trick people into performing sexual acts in front of a webcam, and then blackmail victims with the recorded images.
From the beginning of the year until Nov. 30, the Gatineau Police Service said 46 victims came forward, up from 31 cases last year. It s a big increase for that type of crime, said Gatineau police spokesperson Andrée East.
The most common victims in Gatineau are men in their 20s, who police say are likely turning to the internet more often to meet people this year because of COVID restrictions.
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