A Sri Lankan man living in Melbourne has been charged with child sex offences over coercing young girls into sending explicit images and videos of themselves and then blackmailing them to send more. The 23-year-old was arrested after tip-offs from both the London Metropolitan Police and the FBI about young girls, aged between 12 and 14, receiving threatening messages. The man faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday charged with multiple counts of possessing and transmitting child abuse material and with soliciting abuse material. 'Sextortion is a form of blackmail where someone threatens to share intimate images of you online unless you give in to their demands,' she said. 'These demands are typically for money, more intimate images, sexual favours, or in an effort to control or humiliate a victim.'

Source: Daily Mail September 12, 2020 03:09 UTC