The Hodgenville Police Department is striving to educate parents after a recent uptick in cases involving “sextortion.”
“We are going to go live via Zoom on Monday (March 25) at 7 p.m., and what we’re going to do is we’re just gonna talk about: ‘What is extortion? How can I try to keep my kids safer? What do I do if it happens to me or my kids?’” said Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson. “We’re going to have the SRO talk about some of the things that he’s seen in the school system, and we’ve got a representative from the school system. We’re also going to talk about, a little bit, the mental health that we see with the kids, that sort of thing.”
The goal of the presentation is to help parents protect their kids.
“We just want to kind of get the word out,” Richardson said. “This is what to be on lookout for. These are some resources you can use. There are some agencies out there and some folks that can help, so we’re just trying to get that word out, get the resources out there for parents, and kind of give a heads up on what they can do to help protect their kids, and if it does happen to them what they can do and who to report it to.”
More information on the presentation and the Zoom link can be found on the Hodgenville Police Department Facebook page.
