Grieving Potsdam father warns parents: 'Some very sick individuals on Facebook'
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 5:57 am POTSDAM – A father whose son took his life following an extortion attempt on Facebook last week is making it his mission to warn parents and kids of the dangers of social media. Riley Basford, 15, killed himself March 30 after being told online that embarrassing photos of him would be circulated to his friends and throughout the internet unless he paid $3,500, said his father, Darren Basford. “My young sweet boy was cyberbullied by some very sick individuals on Facebook,” he said. “I am going through one of the worst things a parent...