Gardaí investigating explicit images blackmail scam urge victims to report crime immediately

In a number of separate cases in Meath over the past few weeks, teenagers were given demands for thousands of euros to stop explicit images of them from being shared online and with friends and family. File Picture

Gardaí investigating an ongoing scam in which young people are coerced into paying blackmail money over explicit images have urged victims to report the crime immediately, and not to delete any relevant evidence. 

In a number of separate cases in Meath over the past few weeks, teenagers were given demands for thousands of euros to stop explicit images of them from being shared online and with friends and family.