Dunedin high schools students targeted by 'sextortion' scammer

Hundreds of sextortion complaints have been made in recent years, often involving offenders contacting young people through social media and requesting photos or videos that explicit - usually nudes - that are then used to blackmail them, Officer in Charge of Covert Online Investigations Detective Senior Sergeant Kepal Richards speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.

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