Since James’ death, three other Streetsboro students have reported being victims of sextortion. The FBI said more than a dozen sextortion victims have died by suicide. The FBI issued public safety alerts about sextortion in December and again in mid-January, saying law enforcement agencies had received more than 7,000 reports in the past year about the online extortion of at least 3,000 young people, most of them with boys. This is, after all, a problem that extends way beyond Streetsboro.Īlert Feds cite 'explosion' in child sextortion cases, FBI, DHS issue national public safety alert The parents also are supporting state legislation that would require parental consent for children 16 and younger to use social media. They have spoken to numerous groups and Northeast Ohio schools and will be the featured speakers at a Mental Health and Safety Forum on May 10 at Streetsboro High School. In the five months since James’ death, the Woods started the Do It for James Foundation and created tip cards with information on what young people can do if they fall prey to sextortion. James died by suicide in November after he became a victim of sextortion. Tamia Woods is reflected in a portrait of her 17-year-old son, James, in Streetsboro.
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