Upskirting to cyber-flashing: lawmakers face calls to punish digital sex abuse
Madrid, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation During her first job as a receptionist, Sara Garcia Antunez got a lot of unwanted attention from a postboy who began to stalk her online. “This guy got obsessed with me and wouldn’t leave me alone…he only knew my first and last name but with that information you can find out […]
Growing number of young men in Australia targeted for ‘sextortion’
Kuala LumpurThomson Reuters Foundation A rising number of young men in Australia are falling victim to online “sextortion”, the head of the country’s internet safety agency has warned, bucking a global trend of primarily targeting vulnerable women and girls. Seven out of 10 victims of sextortion – a form of extortion that involves sexual acts […]
Legal gaps seen failing female ‘sextortion’ victims
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls coerced into sex by officials are being failed by a lack of clear laws to combat such abuses, known as sextortion, a global anti-corruption group said on Thursday. Sextortion – defined as the abuse of power to obtain a sexual benefit or advantage – affects women globally, but […]
Survey finds ‘sextortion’ rife in Latin America, women worst hit
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation One in five people in Latin America and the Caribbean has either direct or indirect experience of officials using their positions of power to demand sexual favours, usually from women, according to a survey published on Monday. “Sextortion” – abuse of power to obtain sexual favours – is prevalent in Latin […]