How parents could protect their kids amid rise in sextortion cases across Canada

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The parents of a 12-year-old Prince George, B.C. boy who died by suicide are raising the alarm about online predators.

Police have linked Carson Cleland’s death in October to online sexual extortion, also known as sextortion. Advocates trying to raise awareness say sextortion cases are skyrocketing across Canada, with experts calling it an epidemic.

Global's Angela Jung helps explain what parents and caregivers need to know.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10121111/bc-sextortion-prince-george-online-harms/

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