Self-Generated Content (sexting) sharing has become ever increasingly normative behavior for youth. This behavior can lead to Sextortion scams where offenders obtain explicit content and then pressure the victim to send money or send additional explicit content. Financial sextortion has become a significant danger for our youth, especially boys, and is often perpetrated by organized crime groups in Nigeria or the Ivory Coast. These threats can cause shame, fear and confusion and have led some victims to suicidal behaviors. This presentation will identify tactics used to target victims and will focus on awareness and preventive messaging to help provide protective factors for youth.
Learning Objectives: * Define self-generated content and forms of sextortion * Explain sextortion tactics and their impact on victims * Identify self-generated content and sextortion prevention messaging
Dana is an Analyst for the Sex Offender Apprehension & Felony Enforcement Team at Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Dana is a former Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Commander for the state of Wisconsin. In her tenure with ICAC at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Dana managed the program operations for the ICAC Task Force, including managing Wisconsin CyberTips and collaborating with statewide law enforcement regarding investigations, outreach, and training events. Dana has worked extensively on online child exploitation prevention in the state of Wisconsin. She is a creator of multiple online safety programs and initiatives, an author of online safety information for parents, and she teaches online safety, responding to sextortion, and analyst classes throughout the nation. Dana holds a master's degree in criminal justice.