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Online Sexual Coercion and Extortion
1. Looking for sexual material
(i.e. sexual photos and/or videos)
2. Looking for money

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Think-Pair-Share Language Activity
Online
Communication
Online Sexual
Exploitation
Extortion
Coercion

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Online Communication
Email Messaging Apps Forums
Chat Rooms Social Networking

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Online Sexual Exploitation
Young people may be persuaded or forced to:
— Send/post sexual images of themselves
— Take part in sexual acts via a webcam or
smartphone
— Have sexual conversations by text or online
Offenders may be looking for sexual material or
looking for money.

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Coercion
— Persuading someone to do something by
using force or threats
— When offenders have sexual photos/videos
of a young person, they may demand more
photos/videos or money
— They threaten to post the images online or
share them with friends/family if you don't do
as they say

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Extortion
— Obtaining something, especially money or other
property, through force or threats
— Offenders threaten to post sexual images of
young people online because they want to
receive more explicit photos/videos
— Or they want the young person to pay them
money not to post the images online

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Group Discussion Activity
What could Anna
have done to protect
herself online?
What could George
have done to protect
himself online?
Where could Anna and George
have found help/support when
they were asked to send more
images and money?
What is the key
message from the
Gardai for young
people?

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Tips for Protecting Yourself Online
— Control
No regrets! Anything you send
to someone, post online or do
over a webcam can be
saved/recorded without your
knowledge.

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Tips for Protecting Yourself Online
— Trustworthy
A friend of a friend? It’s easy to
post fake photos or stream a
fake video, ask your friend if
they have met them in person.

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Tips for Protecting Yourself Online
— Reality Check
Be aware of your online
presence – think about how
your online profile makes you
appear to others.

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Tips for Protecting Yourself Online
— Location
Put your safety first – don’t
share your location or meet up
with someone you have only
met online. Keep your privacy
settings private.

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Warning Signs
— Flattering you, giving you lots of
attention, moving very fast
— Talking about sex online, sometimes
really quickly
— Asking you to send naked pictures
— Asking you to move to private chat
(e.g. WhatsApp) or live streaming
platform (e.g. Skype)

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Warning Signs
— Asking you to keep your chat secret
— Mood swings - taking their flattery away
and becoming nasty or threatening
— Claiming their webcam is broken
— It is very easy to fake a webcam feed,
just because you can see someone on
webcam doesn't mean it is really them

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Getting Help and Support
— Look for help, you are not alone
— Talk to a trusted adult – family
member, teacher, counsellor,
Principal
— Talk to a friend you can trust
— Call Childline on 1800 66 66 66,
text ‘Talk’ to 50100 or chat online
www.childline.ie

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Getting Help and Support
— Don't share more images, don't pay
anything
— Don't delete anything – save
messages, take screenshots – keep the
evidence
— Stop the communication – block the
person, deactivate – don’t delete your
social media account
— Report it to An Garda Siochana –
they will take it seriously and deal with it
in confidence, without judging you

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Reflection Activity
Online Sexual Coercion and Extortion is a crime.
To Do…
Online
Safety
Finding
Help