According to recent media reports, there has been a rise of attempts as Australia at ‘sexual extortion', abbreviated to ‘sextortion', with social media sites being used to target and blackmail victims, many of whom are young men concerned about compromising images being distributed to friend, family, schoolmates and the wider community.
Here's a rundown of the laws related to engaging in such conduct.
What is ‘sextortion'?
According to the Australian eSafety Commissioner, sextortion is a form of blackmail whereby a person – the perpetrator – threatens to share images of video of private parts of another – the victim – unless the latter submits to demands, such as giving money or engaging in directed conduct.
