Interpol and An Garda Síochána have warned about increasing reports of ‘sextortion’ in Ireland and globally, saying young men are being most commonly targeted by individuals working within organised networks.
Sextortion – or sexual extortion – is a form of online extortion in which the target is threatened with the publication of intimate images or videos unless a financial demand is met.
Detective Superintendent Sinéad Greene from the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) told RTÉ’s Prime Time that over the last two years “it’s something that we’re seeing increased reporting of”.
“The cohort of individuals that we’re seeing that’s being…