FBI Pittsburgh warns of growing threat of sextortion cases

The FBI says a growing online sextortion scheme is targeting people across the Pittsburgh area.

The warning comes after a Peters Township High School student was charged with more than 300 charges after he allegedly catfished and sextorted nearly two dozen minors.

“This is happening here in Pittsburgh,” FBI Pittsburgh Assistant Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano. “And it’s not just Pittsburgh. It’s all the surrounding areas.”…

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