Teens at New York high schools have the FBI paying them a visit.
Students say it is a little scary, but not in the way you may be thinking.
Schools around New York are collaborating with the FBI child exploitation and human trafficking task force, which includes numerous agencies. This week’s presentation was by the New York State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
School leaders and the FBI want to stop “sextortion” before it starts.
“They’re children; even our juniors and seniors are children. It’s very difficult to see them go through emotional issues that they really never had intended to,” says Bishop Ludden Principal Michael McAuliff.
“[We’re] letting them know that who they’re talking to isn’t always who they think they’re talking to, that they can be a victim very easily of a lot of different nefarious activities that happen,” says Sarah Ruane, a public affairs specialist with the FBI Albany field office.
