Sextortion
A federal court sentenced Sonny Dale Applegate, a 27-year-old man from Indianapolis, to 44 years in federal prison on Aug. 26 after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of committing a felony offense while required to register as a sex offender, according to a sentencing order obtained […]
A child being sexually abused is a tragedy. To then be blackmailed by that abuser is a new level of evil. One such super-creep was convicted in federal court Aug. 29 and could spend the rest of his life in federal prison.
Sextortion is a newer form of crime where scammers use explicit photos, personal allegations, or other sensitive material to extort money from their victims. People from all walks of life have been targeted for sextortion– women and men, young and old. It’s important to remember that being targeted by sextortion fraudsters doesn’t mean you’ve done […]
The girl was hot. And she had approached him, even sent a nude photo of herself.
Last week, authorities arrested Hadja Kone of Delaware for participating in a scheme to extort men in the U.S., Canada, and the UK, according to an April 12 Justice Department press release.
