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News,05 Oct 2025,4 mins,

Sextortion - BBC tracks down scammers targeting boys

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US teenager Evan Boettler took his own life after being targeted by a ‘sextorter’ whose IP address was tracked to Lagos, Nigeria. A new BBC investigation speaks to other perpetrators and challenges them about the devastating impacts their crimes can have. It also hears from Evan's family.  You can read about support if you've been affected by sextortion - including services that can remove images from the internet - on the BBC Actionline. (Credit: BBC)

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