WARNING: Sextortion

It’s the kind of detail that lingers: a meeting, just after midnight… that no one can explain. In May 1997, 20-year-old Keith Mann was building a future—new apartment, new job, new fiancée. But sometime after being dropped off at home late that night, Keith stepped back out into ... Show More

It started with a parked car near Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and a woman's voice from inside: "You're going to hurt me." Within hours, investigators were at the door of a boarded-up rowhouse in the city's Olney neighborhood. What they found inside raised more questions than answ ... Show More

The murder of 41-year-old Toby Tate is a case that no one thought would ever be resolved – one that spent decades collecting dust in a file box at the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Until two detectives decided to take another look… and all of a sudden, after 40 years, ... Show More

In a frightening trend, scammers are catfishing teen boys and trying to extort them — and there have been tragic outcomes. The FBI says this type of crime, which it calls “sextortion,” is one of the fastest growing crimes targeting children in the US.  Today, host David Gura talk ... Show More

<p>Ashley and Andrea meet another Utah mom who was stunned when the FBI swarmed her home to arrest her husband.  Then, Andrea visits agents working behind the scenes to protect children from online sexual abuse at the risk of compromising their own mental health. </p> <p>If you w ... Show More

<p>Supervisory Special Agent Brenda Born leads the FBI's operation behind battling Online Blackmail, otherwise known as "Sextortion". This is a horrible practice with predators on the internet will target children, pretend they are friendly, convince them to share explicit images ... Show More

The Netflix documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, has exposed the ease with which people can anonymously target, harass, and threaten individuals online. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an important time to understand the ways in which seemingly common t ... Show More

<p>Cyberstalking is a frightening (and often misunderstood and dismissed) experience. Anney and Samantha dig into the facts and numbers around cyberstalking and sextortion, and discuss some ways we can we protect ourselves online. </p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at ... Show More

<p><br></p><p>Jim Clemente and Lisa Zambetti discuss the grooming and manipulation of Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck and talk about warning signs for spotting predators targeting children.</p><p><br></p><p>Health warning: this episode may be triggering. Please don’t stay silent ... Show More

The Betrayal team checks in with Erin for an update on her family, her therapy practice, and how she is doing after a recent big life change.   If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com.   To report a case of child sexual exploitation, ... Show More

Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge. By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In 2023, 17-year-old Abbie Jones and her family accuse her high school football coach, Donnie Stoner, of child sex abuse. Another Louisville woman, Alexis Crook, says she was abused by Donnie too, and his twin brother Ronnie, when they were coaches at her private Christian school ... Show More