Garrett Maxey

Only 20 teen suicides are because of sextortion. And then they go, but we believe it's a lot higher. Yeah, it could be a flawed reporting system. It could be a flawed reporting system or it's, hey, this kid didn't leave a note behind saying why this happened.

Only 20 teen suicides are because of sextortion. And then they go, but we believe it's a lot higher. Yeah, it could be a flawed reporting system. It could be a flawed reporting system or it's, hey, this kid didn't leave a note behind saying why this happened.

Only 20 teen suicides are because of sextortion. And then they go, but we believe it's a lot higher. Yeah, it could be a flawed reporting system. It could be a flawed reporting system or it's, hey, this kid didn't leave a note behind saying why this happened.

But you look into their phone while you're doing the investigation and go, well... Yeah. There's extortion behind it. I can't say this is the exact reason this kid did this, but it exists, but it exists. Right. So I have a hard time believing that those two numbers aren't related, you know, in some form or fashion. So having those conversations with your kid about like,

But you look into their phone while you're doing the investigation and go, well... Yeah. There's extortion behind it. I can't say this is the exact reason this kid did this, but it exists, but it exists. Right. So I have a hard time believing that those two numbers aren't related, you know, in some form or fashion. So having those conversations with your kid about like,

But you look into their phone while you're doing the investigation and go, well... Yeah. There's extortion behind it. I can't say this is the exact reason this kid did this, but it exists, but it exists. Right. So I have a hard time believing that those two numbers aren't related, you know, in some form or fashion. So having those conversations with your kid about like,

You might be exposed to this. Somebody might hit you up and you make a poor decision because we're all human beings and we all make poor decisions. And you send that photo. And it's actually not some cute blonde girl you're talking to. It's a dude. And he's going to start hitting you up for money and hounding you and hounding you and hounding you.

You might be exposed to this. Somebody might hit you up and you make a poor decision because we're all human beings and we all make poor decisions. And you send that photo. And it's actually not some cute blonde girl you're talking to. It's a dude. And he's going to start hitting you up for money and hounding you and hounding you and hounding you.

You might be exposed to this. Somebody might hit you up and you make a poor decision because we're all human beings and we all make poor decisions. And you send that photo. And it's actually not some cute blonde girl you're talking to. It's a dude. And he's going to start hitting you up for money and hounding you and hounding you and hounding you.

And that's when you need to stop what you're doing and come tell mom and dad. And mom and dad, take the phone. Don't erase anything. Just keep it as is. And give us a call. Call the cops. If it's somebody that's overseas, we might be able to do something that we would hope, right? Somebody here on the state side? Absolutely. Because your kid's not the only person that's happening to.

And that's when you need to stop what you're doing and come tell mom and dad. And mom and dad, take the phone. Don't erase anything. Just keep it as is. And give us a call. Call the cops. If it's somebody that's overseas, we might be able to do something that we would hope, right? Somebody here on the state side? Absolutely. Because your kid's not the only person that's happening to.

And that's when you need to stop what you're doing and come tell mom and dad. And mom and dad, take the phone. Don't erase anything. Just keep it as is. And give us a call. Call the cops. If it's somebody that's overseas, we might be able to do something that we would hope, right? Somebody here on the state side? Absolutely. Because your kid's not the only person that's happening to.

They're talking to kids all over the country. And it's rising at this insane rate. And the pressure that it's putting on kids, it's like, yeah, how do you deal with that shame? I can't go tell my mom about this. But you can. But you can.

They're talking to kids all over the country. And it's rising at this insane rate. And the pressure that it's putting on kids, it's like, yeah, how do you deal with that shame? I can't go tell my mom about this. But you can. But you can.

They're talking to kids all over the country. And it's rising at this insane rate. And the pressure that it's putting on kids, it's like, yeah, how do you deal with that shame? I can't go tell my mom about this. But you can. But you can.

None of that's true. And I talked to parents who, you know, I get a report on my desk and it's, Hey, you know, uh, Johnny was talking with this girl who he thought was a girl sends a picture of himself to her and the extortion portion starts. Right. The parents freak out, which is completely understandable. I'd be in the same boat. And they call us and we go, hey, relax. We got this.

None of that's true. And I talked to parents who, you know, I get a report on my desk and it's, Hey, you know, uh, Johnny was talking with this girl who he thought was a girl sends a picture of himself to her and the extortion portion starts. Right. The parents freak out, which is completely understandable. I'd be in the same boat. And they call us and we go, hey, relax. We got this.

None of that's true. And I talked to parents who, you know, I get a report on my desk and it's, Hey, you know, uh, Johnny was talking with this girl who he thought was a girl sends a picture of himself to her and the extortion portion starts. Right. The parents freak out, which is completely understandable. I'd be in the same boat. And they call us and we go, hey, relax. We got this.

The only person that's in trouble here is the guy talking to your kid. Your kid's not in any sort of trouble. We don't want them to feel pressured in any sort of way. This is the time where we back it up a little bit. Let's have a cool, calm conversation about how we fix this. how we don't run into this issue again, right?

The only person that's in trouble here is the guy talking to your kid. Your kid's not in any sort of trouble. We don't want them to feel pressured in any sort of way. This is the time where we back it up a little bit. Let's have a cool, calm conversation about how we fix this. how we don't run into this issue again, right?