Yle’s documentary tells about the fate of Evan Boettler, 16.
Brad and Kari Boettler say on TV that their son Evan was afraid that the sextor wanted to kill him and therefore asked for his home address. Jamie Tahsin, Yle
In January 2024, the parents arrived in the yard of their home when they heard a shot. At the same time, the mother opened a message on her phone.
On the outside line to be seen On the trail of sex extortionists – document says that the message had come from the shooter. He was 16 years old Evan Boettlerwho took his own life. Evan was a resident of Missouri, USA Rocks and by Brad Boettler child.
Just a couple of hours earlier, Evan had received the first of the messages that led to his suicide. The pseudonym Jennytee60, who appeared as a young girl, had first approached the boy on Snapchat and asked him for a sensitive selfie. After Evan sent it, the sexual blackmail began. If Evan didn’t give money or gift cards and revealed his social media account passwords and home address, Jennytee60 would share Evan’s picture with all his Instagram followers and his mother.
– Evan didn’t have time to think. The message bombardment was non-stop, Kari’s mother says on TV.
In his last message to his mother, Evan told that he loved his parents and apologized for his actions in advance.
– He said he hoped we would see each other again in heaven, Kari recalls the suicide message on Yle.
In Nigeria, journalist Tir Dhondy meets, among other things, these two online fraudsters hiding their identities. Not everyone does sex extortion scams, as some scammers consider them immoral. Jamie Tahsin, Yle
Outside line according to the documentary, extortion for sex is the fastest growing method of cheating on the Internet. It’s an attack via social media that targets teenagers living in Western countries.
According to the documentary, most of the fraudsters come from West Africa, especially Nigeria. That is exactly where the traces of the Jennytee60 brand lead. Supplier Tir Dhondy travels to the country with the aim of finding the fraudster hiding behind the nickname, the sender of the so-called sextortion messages. Dhondy has to take the reins into his own hands, because the authorities’ investigations in the USA have progressed slowly over the course of a year. In Nigeria, the case will only be investigated when Dhondy starts asking about it.
According to Evan’s father, Brad Boettler, his son was keen on the outdoors, fishing and hunting. On the left, reporter Tir Dhondy. Jamie Tahsin, Yle
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Outer line: On the trail of sex extortionists today on TV1 at 22:02 & in Areena. See all TV programs and broadcast times in Telku’s TV guide.