@chek.news: The shocking death of a 12-year-old boy in B.C. is renewing conversations about how to better protect young people online. Police have linked his suicide to online sexual extortion, the practice of demanding sexual favours or money, by threatening to expose intimate images of the victim online. A youth gang and exploitation counsellor says the young boy isn’t alone in his pain. “If a child has access to electronics, then a predator has access to them,” said Mia Golden, who works through the Pacific Centre Family Services Association with the Mobile Youth Services Team (MYST), which she coordinates with Victoria Police. #News #CHEKNews #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada #PrinceGeorge #VictoriaPolice #OnlineSafety #DigitalLiteracy #Crime #OnlineCrime #OnlineCriminals #CyberTip #SextortionPrevention #ChildSafety #KidSafety

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Friday 01 December 2023 20:00:00 GMT