Several cases have arisen recently in which the feds have now coined the term "sextortion." Sextortion means teens have been blackmailed into either sexual acts or producing sexually explicit images of themselves after being coerced because they were either sexting and the photos spread far and wide or posted images to social media or participated in live webcam activities.

Federal prosecutors say these cases of sexual extortion are on the rise and you can read more about the individual cases printed in an article entitled: "Feds: Online 'sextortion' of teens on the rise" (AP) on August 14, 2010.

Listen to Your Time with Kim Iverson's show on Sextortion August 23, 2010 to become knowledgeable on this topic and protect your kids!