<description>&lt;p&gt;Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 95&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) sat down to chat with Marcel van der Watt (CEO and President at NCOSE) to talk about the issue of sextortion. What is it and how pervasive is this issue around the world? Haley helps to define some issues and highlights some current examples. Marcel shares from his own experience in law enforcement as well as shares from recent studies that take a closer look at this. We have&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;a number of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;resources below, and please&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;hesitate to comment below if you have any specific questions or are looking for a resource!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;GET HELP NOW...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;*The National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children (NCMEC) 24-hour hotline is 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;*NCMEC Take It Down tool:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW7671893 BCX0" href= "https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;*Cyber Civil Rights Initiative:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW7671893 BCX0" href= "https://cybercivilrights.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://cybercivilrights.org/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;*CCRI Image Abuse Helpline: 1-844-878-CCRI (2274)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;MORE RESOURCES:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;Global Organized Crime Index: United States -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW7671893 BCX0" href= "https://ocindex.net/assets/downloads/2025/english/ocindex_profile_united_states_2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://ocindex.net/assets/downloads/2025/english/ocindex_profile_united_states_2025.pdf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;Blog: Sextortion is the Largest Blackmail Operation in Human History -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW7671893 BCX0" href= "https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/sextortion-the-largest-blackmail-operation-in-human-history/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/sextortion-the-largest-blackmail-operation-in-human-history/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;Webinar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0"&gt;: Unmasking the Sextortion Crisis Online -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW7671893 BCX0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnWaXfMSyc" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnWaXfMSyc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW7671893 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Ending Sexploitation

National Center on Sexual Exploitation

What is Sextortion?

FEB 27, 202634 MIN
Ending Sexploitation

What is Sextortion?

FEB 27, 202634 MIN

Description

Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 95 Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) sat down to chat with Marcel van der Watt (CEO and President at NCOSE) to talk about the issue of sextortion. What is it and how pervasive is this issue around the world? Haley helps to define some issues and highlights some current examples. Marcel shares from his own experience in law enforcement as well as shares from recent studies that take a closer look at this. We have a number of resources below, and please don't hesitate to comment below if you have any specific questions or are looking for a resource! GET HELP NOW... *The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) 24-hour hotline is 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) *NCMEC Take It Down tool: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ *Cyber Civil Rights Initiative: https://cybercivilrights.org/ *CCRI Image Abuse Helpline: 1-844-878-CCRI (2274) MORE RESOURCES: Global Organized Crime Index: United States - https://ocindex.net/assets/downloads/2025/english/ocindex_profile_united_states_2025.pdf Blog: Sextortion is the Largest Blackmail Operation in Human History - https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/sextortion-the-largest-blackmail-operation-in-human-history/ Webinar: Unmasking the Sextortion Crisis Online - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnWaXfMSyc