Montreal Police Warn of Rising Number of Sextortion Cases Targeting Youth

Montreal Police Warn of Rising Number of Sextortion Cases Targeting Youth
A Quebec provincial police car is pictured on July 22, 2020. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
The Canadian Press
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Montreal police are warning young people to be careful online after the number of sextortion cases they’ve seen has risen dramatically.

The force says its child sex exploitation unit has already received more than 100 complaints this year, compared to about 30 at the same time last year.