sextortion

A man from New York now faces decades in prison for a sextortion scheme that coerced a 13-year-old victim to have sex in an Atlantic County hotel room.

Sextortion is a crime where an adult predator convinces a child to share sexually explicit photos or videos, then threatens to post the content online unless the child sends more images or money.

Sextortion occurs when someone with explicit images of a victim coerces them into providing more explicit photos or in-person sexual acts.