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Tampa Man Arrested for Extorting Money from Woman Who Sent Risque Photo | Sextortion and Extortion Criminal Defense Lawyers Whittel & Melton

A Tampa man is facing criminal charges after being arrested for sextortion: allegedly demanding money from a woman who sent him a sexy photo or he would tell her boyfriend about the image.  The 23-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday by Pinellas Park police. He was booked at Pinellas County…

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Sextortion and Sexual Predators Rampant on Video Games and Online Chats

Sexual predators and others partaking in sextortion, a form of blackmail in which sexual information or images are used to extort sexual favors from the victim, have found an easy access point into gaining victims. According to the New York Times, they are meeting them online through multiplayer video games…

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University Ex-Officer Accused of Threatening Family Member into Sex

An ex-Florida Polytechnic police officer has been arrested on charges of sexual battery, extortion, and aggravated stalking of a family member. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said that a woman first went to deputies about the man on Wednesday and said the allegations had been happening since the fall of…

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