sextortion

American  

[seks-tawr-shuhn] / ˌsɛksˈtɔr ʃən /

noun

1. criminal behavior in which a perpetrator illicitly obtains sexually compromising material, such as images, and then threatens to publish it or harm the victim in other ways unless further material or a sum of money is surrendered.

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Etymology

Origin of sextortion

First recorded in 1945–50; sex ¹ ( def. ) + (ex)tortion ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mark and Ros told BBC News they had a message for any young person who finds themselves a victim of sextortion.

From BBC

But Richard Collard, its associate head of child safety online policy, said that "questions remain as to why Meta are not rolling out similar protections on all their products, including on WhatsApp where grooming and sextortion also take place at scale".

From BBC

Two brothers from Nigeria who targeted a 17-year-old in a sextortion scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in jail in the US.

From BBC

"I miss my son more than I can describe to you, but the mother of those men is probably missing her two sons as well now. She too is really just an innocent bystander of sextortion crime," said Jenn Buta.

From BBC

As part of new tools it announced in April, Meta said will not display the “message” button on a teen’s profile to accounts it has believes could be engaging in sextortion attempts, even if the accounts have already connected with each other.

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