Police say Louisville-area boys targeted by online sex extortion scheme
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Police said more than two dozen boys under the age of 18 in the Louisville area have been targeted by a sex extortion scheme that publicly humiliates them by sharing explicit images of them with their friends and family online.
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Authorities say the scammers entice kids to send explicit images of themselves before sending those images to their friends and family.
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