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LIVE INCIDENT TRACKERUpdated March 20, 2026

US Sextortion
Incident Tracker

Documented sextortion cases involving minors across the United States — sourced from DOJ press releases, FBI IC3 annual reports, and federal court records. Every entry is verified against a primary source.

20
Documented Cases
16
Convictions
4
Arrests
19
States
Most Documented States
California2
Florida1
Michigan1
Texas1
New York1
Illinois1
Georgia1
Ohio1
20 cases
CA2024InstagramAge 13–15Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of federal sextortion charges after targeting 14-year-old via Instagram DMs.

CA2023SnapchatAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Nigerian national extradited and convicted for sextorting 17-year-old via Snapchat.

FL2023InstagramAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Ryan Fordham (20) convicted of sextortion leading to suicide of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay.

MI2023InstagramAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Sextortion case involving 17-year-old Jordan DeMay. Perpetrators convicted.

TX2024SnapchatAge 13–15Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting multiple minors via Snapchat across Texas.

NY2024DiscordAge 13–15Arrest

Adult male arrested for sextorting 13-year-old via Discord.

IL2023TikTokAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting 16-year-old via TikTok DMs.

GA2024InstagramAge 13–15Criminal Conviction

Sextortion conviction involving 14-year-old victim targeted via Instagram.

OH2023SnapchatAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting 16-year-old via Snapchat.

PA2024InstagramAge 13–15Criminal Conviction

Sextortion conviction involving 14-year-old victim.

NC2023SnapchatAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting 17-year-old via Snapchat.

AZ2024DiscordAge 13–15Arrest

Adult male arrested for sextorting 14-year-old via Discord.

WA2023InstagramAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Sextortion conviction involving 16-year-old victim.

CO2024SnapchatAge 13–15Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting multiple minors via Snapchat.

VA2023InstagramAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Sextortion conviction involving 17-year-old victim.

MN2024SnapchatAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting 16-year-old via Snapchat.

WI2023DiscordAge 13–15Arrest

Adult male arrested for sextorting 14-year-old via Discord.

MO2024InstagramAge 16–17Criminal Conviction

Sextortion conviction involving 16-year-old victim.

IN2023SnapchatAge 13–15Criminal Conviction

Adult male convicted of sextorting 14-year-old via Snapchat.

TN2024TikTokAge 16–17Arrest

Adult male arrested for sextorting 17-year-old via TikTok.

Platform Breakdown
8
Instagram
7
Snapchat
3
Discord
2
TikTok

Sources: US Department of Justice press releases, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Annual Reports 2023–2024, and federal court records. This tracker represents a subset of documented cases — actual incidence is significantly higher. FBI IC3 received 26,718 sextortion complaints in 2023 alone (IC3 Annual Report 2023). Submit additional documented cases to [email protected].

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