JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – FBI Jacksonville officials held a news conference on Tuesday morning to alert parents, guardians and school leaders about a sharp increase in sextortion cases and online predators targeting children in Northeast Florida.
According to the FBI, criminals are moving faster and are targeting children where they feel safest — online and in their homes.
FBI officials were joined by St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick and Duval County Public Schools Police Chief Jackson Short…