14-year-old boy di.ed after…
The mother of a 14-year-old who died by suicide claims he was the victim of a “sextortion” scam that took place online.
Any parent will tell you of the many concerns they harbor when it comes to their children finding their feet in the wild west that is the internet. Most want to at least be aware of what sites their little ones are visiting, what apps they’ve downloaded, what social media platforms they have accounts for. Some go further than that, monitoring their child’s online activity with a view to shielding them from potential pitfalls.
Even so, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to be in all places at once. Children and young teens can be susceptible to dangerous viral trends, not to mention fraudsters and scam artists.
The mother of Caleb Morgan knows this only too well.
On June 10, Caleb, of El Dorado, Kansas, started up a conversation with what he believed to be a “14-year-old girl” on TikTok, with the chat then moving to Snapchat.
