{"id":19808,"date":"2025-07-08T19:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19808"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:41:53","slug":"14-year-old-boy-died-after-being-sextorted-by-girl-online-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19808","title":{"rendered":"14-year-old boy died after being \u201csextorted\u201d by \u2018girl\u2019 online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of a 14-year-old who died by suicide claims he was the victim of a \u201csextortion\u201d scam that took place online.<\/p><div class=\"decwk6a0181eea6ad3\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.decwk6a0181eea6ad3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.decwk6a0181eea6ad3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.decwk6a0181eea6ad3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.decwk6a0181eea6ad3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.decwk6a0181eea6ad3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"trendsparknews.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CNWN2v2Fro4DFaFxHQkdp0cxew\">\n<p>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\u2019ve downloaded, what social media platforms they have accounts for. Some go further than that, monitoring their child\u2019s online activity with a view to shielding them from potential pitfalls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761866\" data-uid=\"11aab\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761866_11aab\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>Even so, it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"trendsparknews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CLTA2v2Fro4DFRNeHQkdehYWUQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/trendsparknews.com\/trendsparknews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The mother of Caleb Morgan knows this only too well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761866\" data-uid=\"00d4f\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761866_00d4f\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>On June 10, Caleb, of El Dorado, Kansas, started up a conversation with what he believed to be a \u201c14-year-old girl\u201d on TikTok, with the chat then moving to Snapchat.<\/p>\n<p>As per the Daily Mail, Caleb\u2019s mother, Morgan, alleges the other person sent compromising images of \u2018herself\u2019 to Caleb, who then sent pictures of himself in return.<\/p>\n<p>Things then took a turn for the ominous, with the \u201cgirl\u201d in question demanding that Caleb send large amounts of cash in exchange for not leaking his photos. According to Morgan, the stranger \u201cmade him feel like his life was over as he had made this mistake\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761866\" data-uid=\"09ecd\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761866_09ecd\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>Caleb took his own life by shooting himself with a gun at his family home.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager\u2019s father called his mother to deliver the heartbreaking news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got there Caleb was still alive and breathing but they were unable to resuscitate him so they stopped trying as nothing was working,\u201d Morgan recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Stock image. Credit \/ Shutterstock<br \/>\n\u201cHe passed away in the house and it was very difficult because I wanted to be with him but they wouldn\u2019t let me go inside as they didn\u2019t want me to see anything.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761866\" data-uid=\"033ae\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761866_033ae\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>\u201cI was hysterical and screaming and begging them to not give up on my boy and let me go to him. I was inconsolable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The motive behind Caleb dying by suicide was initially a mystery for his grieving parents, until the El Dorado Police Department went through his phone and discovered the conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan revealed: \u201cThat is when they had gone through his TikTok messages and showed me the progression. It had stolen my boy\u2019s happiness and hope in a 35-minute span.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caleb, his mother said, had even \u201csent a photo of the gun\u201d in a desperate bid to put an end to the extortion.<\/p>\n<p>As per the FBI website, a \u201csextortion\u201d scam involves the blackmailing of a victim with sexually explicit images in order to receive money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some cases, the first contact from the criminal will be a threat. 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