Episode 7 - Digital Blackmail: Inside the Sextortion Epidemic

Sextortion has become the most widespread online crime targeting teenagers — and it’s growing fast.

In this episode of Chasing Shadows, Investigator Sean Lacy exposes how predators manipulate boys and girls through everyday apps like Snapchat and Instagram, coercing them into sending private photos and then blackmailing them for money or more content.

You’ll hear how these crimes start, how global networks like the “764” group industrialize sextortion from overseas, and why prosecution is often nearly impossible. Sean also breaks down the warning signs parents need to recognize — and how simple conversations can stop the cycle before it begins.

Sextortion doesn’t always end in an arrest. Sometimes, it ends in tragedy. But awareness can change that.

No polish. No politics. Just the truth behind the takedown.