New research conducted by Snap Inc., which owns the social media app Snapchat, estimates two out of every three teenagers are targeted by 'sextortion' schemes.
Jordan DeMay, took his own life after becoming a sextortion victim via Instagram.
The main suspect in his death, 22-year-old Samuel Ogoshi, is one of three men from Lagos arrested earlier this month for allegedlyand sextorting more than 100 young men online, including DeMay. Ogoshi allegedly posed as a young woman under the username "dani.robertts." In another example, South Carolina Republican state Rep. Brandon Guffey's 17-year-old son also died by suicide after becoming a sextortion victim. Similarly, a perpetrator posing as a young woman reached out to Gavin Guffey on Instagram, requested nude images, then threatened to expose them if he did not send money. When Guffey could not send any more money, he also shot himself.
A Snap spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital in a statement that the "sexual exploitation of any Snapchatter, especially a teen, is horrific, illegal" and against the company's policies.
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