41. 666devil: Could anyone become a victim of sextortion?
Matt Falder used online accounts to blackmail over 40 victims into sending him naked photos and perform sexual acts.
Matt Falder is the UK鈥檚 worst 鈥渟extorter鈥�. A convicted serial sex offender, he used online accounts to blackmail over 40 victims into sending him naked photos, perform sexual acts and even getting one person commit rape.
He was also at the time, a Cambridge University student and one of the Bad People team shares their story of coming face to face with him.
Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen discuss how the online world has created a new type of crime that targets and exploits young people in the most horrific way possible.
This episode contains audio from: Sky News, CBSN and National Crime Agency
Warning: This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Caroline Steel
Assistant Producer: Simona Rata
Editor: Rami Tzabar
Music: Matt Chandler
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Lara Frumkin and Dr James Munro
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a 大象传媒 Audio Science Production for 大象传媒 Sounds.
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Bad People
True crime stories and insights into why people do bad things.
