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Washington mdash; James Woods, a 17-year-old college-bound track star, had just gotten his driver s license and posed for his senior yearbook photo when an online predator targeted him on Instagram.James received 200 messages in less than 20 hours, according to his mother, Tamia Woods. It ranged anywhere from I own you, to you nee stanley cup d to take your own life, Woods told CBS News. The FBI calls what happened to James financial sextortion. Any child can be a victim of this crime, said Abbigail Beccaccio, unit ch stanley cup ief for the FBI Child Exploitation Unit. It consists of minors being coerced into sharing compromised images of themselves by criminals who are often working together overseas. The coercion can take place on gaming and video-streaming platforms, or instant messaging apps. This is a predator that is solely interested in financial gain, Beccaccio said. Children, some as young as 9 years old, are told to send money, or the photos will be posted online. From October 2021 through March 2023, the FBI tracked roughly 12,600 sextortion victims mdash; all of them minors. Since 2021, at least 20 children who were victims of sextortion have died by suicide, according to the FBI, including James Woods. The mo stanley cup st horrible phone call I ve received, that my only child, my blessing...is no longer here, Tamia Woods said. The FBI is trying to warn parents and encourage victims to break their silence. In December 2022, th Pmrm Pelosi won t support standalone bill on airlines without a guarantee of larger COVID relief bill
CHICAGO -- At least six people ndash; including a 12-year-old girl -- were shot Wednesday night on Chicagorsquo South Side, reports CBS Chicago.Most were taken to area hospitals, Chicago police said. The victims ranged in age from 12 to 43, police said. Jedidiah Brown, who was at the scene, told CBS Chicago an outside memorial for a victim of gun violence was being held when the shooting occurred.Word of the memorial was posted on social media and may have drawn the shooter to the scene, he said. The Chicago Tribun stanley cup e also reports the gunfire broke out a vigil salomon , adding that the 12 year old was grazed in the head by a bullet and was in stable condition at a hospital.The newspaper says at least 11 people were wounded in shootings in the city since mid-morning Wednesday, More from CBS News Shooting in mall in Vancouver, Washington leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded At least 8 killed in roof collapse at train station in Serbia Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun cha jordan rges