Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic / Film School Radio interview with Director Maria Demeshkina Peek and Stephen Peek

An insider look into one of the largest international child sextortion cases investigated by Homeland Security and the Department of Justice on American soil, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic begins with an investigation of the sexual extortion--or "sextortion"--of a Virginia teen and a fourteen-year-old girl from Japan. As investigators pursue the case, surprising new details emerge--including the fact that the same suspect is behind both crimes. And further forensic research reveals hundreds of similar victims across the United States. With unique, unrestricted access to government files, victim families, and investigators, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic uncovers the hidden world of online enticement and exploitation of children. Tapping into the findings of child exploitation experts, the film spotlights the common tactics of online predators, the signs that a child is being groomed online, and a documented rise in global sextortion cases. Through interviews with families and investigators working these crimes, the filmmaking team had unique unrestricted access to all government documents for an international sextortion case unsealed for this film for the very first time. Director / Producer Maria Demeshkina Peek, and Producer Stephen Peek join us for a conversation on the explosion of this activity in the Inited States and around the world, as well as their hope is that this film will alert people to this disturbing crime. For updates, screenings and resources go to: sextortionfilm.com