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In this episode of At Your Service, hosts Susan Love and Ryan Voegtlin discuss the documentary Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic with guests Maureen Grizio, AACPS Health Education Resource Teacher and Melissa Bajadek, Homeland Security Signature Program Teacher at Meade High School.
Meade High School will host a screening of Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 6pm.
(advanced registration required)
A
A
Aacps
will
be
showing
this
documentary
of
the
community
and
we
wanted
to
provide
the
audience
a
preview
of
the
film
and
the
importance
of
why
this
topic
is
is
something
that
we
need
to
to
talk
about
as
a
community
with
us
today,
our
two
guests,
who
will
tell
us
more
about
the
film
and
the
importance
of
talking
to
Children,
about
internet
and
social
media
safety,
and
thank
you
both
for
joining
us
today.
So
just
to
start,
can
you
all
introduce
yourselves
we'll.
A
C
It'll
be
May
11th
at
6
p.m.
At
Mead,
high
school
we
are
going
to
have
some
food
trucks
available.
We'll
also
have
some
kid
care
available
for
students
who
k
through
eight,
the
videos
really
recommended
for
older
kids.
So
if
parents
have
or
families
have
younger
students
that
they
need
to
drop
off,
we'll
have
something
available
for
them.
Excellent.
C
B
A
C
I
think
it's
important
for
everybody
to
see
it,
not
just
parents
right
sex
Distortion
is
something
that
called
The
Hidden
pandemic,
which
we'll
talk
about
in
a
second,
but
it
is
in
everybody's
homes.
It's
in
everybody's
backyards,
it's
in
everybody's
car,
as
they
talk
about
back
in
the
day
we
used
to
look
at
child
Predators
as
something
that
was
something
outside
with
our
devices
and
the
technology
that
we
have.
D
C
Does
throughout
the
course
of
the
video,
but
also
probably
the
biggest,
is
Nick,
which
is
the
national
Center
for
missing
and
exploited
children,
and
on
that
web
page,
you
can
actually
report
a
six
torsion
incident,
but
also
there's
resources
that
if
you
want
to
take
images
or
videos
down,
there's
a
resource
to
help
families
to
do
that
as
well.
Great.
A
B
Question
we
have
a
new
course
health
education
B,
which
is
going
to
be
for
juniors
and
seniors,
and
this
topic
aligns
with
our
state
standards,
so
we're
going
to
place
it
in
our
new
health
B
and
we're
looking
into
placing
it
in
middle
school
because
they
say
this
is
the
most
common
crime
from
10
to
15
year
olds.
Oh
wow,.
C
So
through
our
signature,
Homeland
Security,
school-based
team
member
Caitlin
Keegan,
who
is
a
health
teacher
at
Mead
and
one
of
Maureen's
top
health
teachers,
she
and
I
just
started
talking
about
the
curriculum
that
was
in
homeland
security,
human
trafficking,
it's
extortion,
cyber
crime
and
how
that
would
fit
into
what
they
were
teaching
in
health
and
so
I
started
going
in
as
a
guest
speaker
and
because
it
is
in
our
homeland
security
Explorations
one
and
two
curriculum.
It
was
really
an
easy
fit.
D
C
B
C
E
100,
so
you
know
this
whole
team,
pretty
much
has
seen
the
the
documentary.
How
might
gender
affect
how
a
person
thinks
about
Online
safety,
not
even
between
teenagers,
but
parents
as
well.
I
was
thinking
about
that
and
then
what
are
some
ways
discussed
in
the
video
that
sex
extortion
is
often
different
from
male
and
male
and
female
victims.
The.
D
C
Your
your
young
teen
or
pre-teen
girl,
girls,
your
teenage
girl
and,
as
Maureen
just
said,
what
we're
finding
is
is
that
it's
increasing
amongst
males
exponentially,
and
so
the
the
interesting
thing
also
is
psychologically
males
are
the
ones
that
are
going
to
hide
it
the
most
because
they
tend
to
be
more
embarrassed
about
it.
Girls
actually
seek
help
a
little
more
frequently
interesting,
yeah,
interesting.
A
A
B
C
The
scary
is
one
of
the
scariest
quotes
in
the
video
was
where
they
talked
about
a
percentage
of
students
who
actually
consider
their
closest
friend
to
be
someone.
They've
never
met
online.
So
it's
really
right.
So
it's
really
easy,
then,
for
a
predator
to
enter
into
that
relationship
because
oftentimes
they
are
not
who
they
say.
They
are
right
right.
They
are
not
who
they
say
they
are
and
they
make
those
friendships.
C
They
gain
that
trust
in
ways
that
a
13
year
old
boy,
a
14
year
old
girl
really
aren't
aware
of
right,
and
so
by
the
time
they
figure
out.
What's
going
on
it's
too
late,
and
so
we
were
really
struck
about
the
amount
of
people
who
become
involved
in
this
through
the
online
games.
Back
to
your
previous
question,
people
think
it's
cell
phones,
it's
actually
not
computers.
E
100,
like
you
know,
I'll
I'll
talk
to
my
daughter
about
it
and
she'll
be
playing
games
on
her
phone
and
I'll
be
like
who
are
you
talking
to,
and
so
it's
really
important
like
do
you
actually
know
them
and
are
your?
Do
you
have
your
settings
on
private
correct?
You
know,
I
even
have
that
conversation
with
my
my
older
son,
who's,
18
and
I'm
like
well.
E
You
don't
even
know
who
this
person
is
and
when
I
think
about
watching
the
movie
I
think
about
you
know
if
a
a
teenager
in
Middle
School,
even
in
high
school
they're
having
a
bad
day,
they
like
to
put
everything
out
there
they're
like
I'm,
not
happy
today,
and
then
somebody
will
say
well.
Why
aren't
you
happy
today
and
it
can
go
right
from
there
and
they're,
just
grooming
them,
and
that's
really
that
attachment
like?
E
E
E
You
know
when
you
could
go
into
those
classrooms
and
you
talk
to
students
how
many
of
them
say
their
parents
really
pay
attention
to
their
phone
usage.
You
know
I,
think
about
that.
Ryan.
We
I
have
controls
on
mine,
where
I
have
that
phone
is
plugged
away
and
is
not
in
their
room
like
do
they
actually
know
what
is
happening
so.
C
What's
interesting,
you
say
that
because
it's
almost
disproportionate,
so
you
ask
students
how
many
of
you
have
been
approached
or
how
many
of
you
have
had
something
not
right
happen
right
on
on
a
platform
right
hands
go
up,
and
then
you
ask
that
same
question
of
how
many
people
have
parents
who
regularly
check
your
technology
or
hardly
any
hands,
go
up.
So
it's
almost
disproportionate
right
and
going
back
to
what
you
asked
a
second
ago,
one
of
the
other
things
that
they
pointed
out.
C
We
saw
the
showing
at
the
Pentagon
and
the
Department
of
Defense
was
saying
that
they
really
wanted
to
push
this
out
to
their
posts
and
bases
while
being
on
a
Army
Post
military
kids
are
at
a
higher
rate
of
susceptibility
because
of
the
amount
of
times
that
they
travel.
They
get
posted
different
places,
so
you've
got
the
male
female,
but
you
also
have
military
kids
who
are
being
disproportionately
affected
because
of
they
might
feel.
No,
you
know
my
family
just
moved
to
Korea
I,
don't
know
anyone
here.
E
A
E
B
C
C
A
And
something
Susan
mentioned
earlier
is
just
a
couple
as
a
parent.
What
are
what
advice?
Would
you
give
parents
when
it
comes
to
like
the
location
services
on
your
phone
or
or
just
posting
things
about
your
own
location,
where
you're
at
what
would
be
some
some
tips?
You
might
give
parents
there
when.
B
B
A
D
E
You
know,
typically,
when
you
think
of
families
like
our
lgbtq,
that
whose
families
are
not
supportive
of
their
position,
they
might
that
might
be
an
additional
barrier
for
not
reporting
when
something
horrible
happens
to
them.
So
it's
great
that
you
have.
We
have
websites
that
we
can
report
to
that,
can
take
those
videos
down
and
they
can
do
it
themselves
or
just
yep
or
just
the
the
male
gender,
just
that
being
ashamed
or
afraid,
because
our
cultural
norms
are
so
different.
E
D
Hi
I'm,
Dr,
Mark,
Bedell
and
I
am
proud
to
be
the
superintendent
of
Anne
Arundel
County
Public
Schools,
a
district
of
85
000
students
and
14
000
dedicated
employees.
We
are
on
our
way
to
being
the
best
school
system
in
Maryland
and
we
could
use
your
help
to
get
there.
Consider
one
of
these
many
careers
with
us.
E
B
The
film
they
explained
the
whole
story
in
its
extortion
from
the
view
of
a
parent,
the
views
of
the
the
teenagers
involved
in
law
enforcement
and
actually
one
of
the
main
cases
of
sex
torsion
is
from
a
naval
graduate
who's,
a
Top
Gun
pilot
and
they
break
the
case
and
have
evidence,
and
they
show
how
they
investigate
that
case.
Oh.
E
C
So
there's
obviously
numerous
ways:
correct
some
of
the
more
traditional
ways
are
just
becoming
friends
online
through
technology.
Another
way
is
saying
that
they
already
have
pictures
or
videos.
Okay,
so
there's
a
difference
between
traditional
sextortion
or
blackmail,
where
an
individual
just
wants
additional
video
additional
pictures
that
are
compromising
of
the
the
individual.
But
a
new
thing
that
has
started
to
pop
up
more
regularly
is
a
financial
sextortion
and
this
idea
of
financial
blackmail.
C
So
they
take
what
is
already
out
there
right,
where
you
get
can
get
blackmailed,
but
now
they're
doing
it
with
teens
and
young
people.
So
now,
instead
of
I
want
more
pictures
now,
I
want
a
hundred
dollars
because,
and
they
they
do
that,
because
they
know
a
young
person
isn't
going
to
be
able
to
give
them
ten
thousand
dollars.
But
a
young
person
can
come
up
with
fifty
dollars
and
if
I'm,
hitting
100
or
150
young
people
at
50
or
100,
a
piece
then
I'm
starting
to
to
add
up.
D
E
A
C
A
C
So
they'll
get
those
compromising
pictures
or
compromising
video
and
then,
instead
of
asking
for
additional
content,
they'll
ask
for
money
and
they'll
say:
if
you
don't
pay
me
fifty
dollars
or
a
hundred
dollars
or
then
I
will
publish
your
pictures
or
I.
Will
you
know,
put
your
videos
out
where,
before
it
was
just
I,
want
more
more
con
content
right
right
now,
it's
money
as
well.
E
Gracious
and
so
I
know
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
once
they've
acquired
these.
They
could
go
different
Pathways.
You
talked
a
little
bit
the
financial
exploitation,
but
when
they
first
hand
over
those
pictures
you
know,
then
what
is
that
grooming?
What
does
it
look
like
because
to
me,
it's
very
similar
to
grooming
what
they're
doing
which
to
me
you
know
revolves
into
it
could
be
a
you
know.
Typically,
you
hear
grooming
and
you
hear
human
trafficking
and
things
like
that.
E
C
C
B
C
E
C
And
it
does
go
into
it
in
the
video
where
they
started,
saying
I
know
where
your
mother
works
I
know
and
then
it
it
escalates
from
there,
and
so
then
it
becomes
an
act
of
desperation.
Well,
I'm
going
to
give
this
person,
you
know
what
the
person
wants
right
and
so
I
think
that
the
psychology
of
it
is
as
important
to
remember
as
the
action
in
and
of
itself
right
in
developmental.
It's
so
and.
E
A
Important
information
to
understand
as
a
parent,
so
why
do
you
think
sometimes
teens
if
a
person's
asking
for
sexual
content,
sometimes
teens,
might
not
see
that
as
a
red
flag
or
I
mean
they
might
not
be
as
quick
to
see
it
as
a
red
flag,
I'm,
not
saying
in
all
cases,
but
why?
Why
might
that
be?
Might
why
might
their
you
know
alerts
go
up
as
quickly,
maybe
as
as
an
adult
right,
I.
D
B
A
C
A
C
Is
you
know
think
about
the
time
that
students
or
or
young
people
spend
on
games
on
their
phone?
This
is
something
that
the
perpetrator
is
in
for
the
Long
Haul
right.
This
is
not
a
week.
You
know.
Okay,
I
need
you
to
send
this
can
go
on
for
weeks
months.
You
know
for
a
long
period
of
time
before
they
feel
like
they've,
gotten
that
young
person
in
the
right
place
to
be
able
then
to
exploit
in
blackmail.
B
A
B
A
Yeah
wow,
so
are
there
any
other
red
flags
that
families
or
teens
should
know
you
know
if
a
person
is
reaching
out
to
them
through
a
certain
platform?
Are
there
any
things
that
like
stand
out?
I
mean
I
know
it
happens
over
time,
so
they
develop
the
trust,
but
is
there
any
any
red
flags
that
that
parents
or
kids
should
know
about
about
a
potential
I
mean
one
thing
you
said:
is
it's
a
friend
of
a
friend?
That's
sometimes
can
be
a
red
flag
right.
B
B
A
B
A
A
A
Not
yours,
I
would
imagine
the
psychology
part
that
you're
talking
about
that.
This
adult
knows
that
right
and
they're
manipulating
the
kid
to
the
point
where
they
they're
they're,
creating
a
situation
where
they
wouldn't
want
to
go
to
an
adult
or
trusted
adult,
because
if
you
do
think
about
the
embarrassment
or
you're
going
to
get
in
trouble.
So
like
that
not
no
fault,
no
judgment
open
space
in
terms
of
communication,
I
think
would
be
key.
Yeah.
C
Communication
is
always
important
right:
parents
being
able
to
access
those
platforms
is
key,
but
also
having
the
students
know
what
to
look
for
right
having
them
like
I
said
when
we
would
go
into
those
classes,
how
many
people
have
ever
gotten
a
text
or
been
reached
out
to
by
somebody,
you
didn't
know
almost
every
hand
went
up
so
them
having
the
information
that
students
having
the
information
is
also
really
important.
Yeah.
D
E
You
can't
be
and
I
think
about
students
that
you
know
struggle
with
peer
relationships
that
don't
have
a
strong
social
support
system.
They
do
turn
absolutely
you
know
and
they
play
their
games.
So
they're,
probably
another
group
that
we
think
about
that
are
at
risk.
Absolutely
you
know,
and
so
it's
really
important
for
families
to
to
have
this
information,
and
we
did
talk
about.
You
know
what
parents
and
students
need
to
know,
but
I
know
that
there
are
agencies
and
we
mentioned
them
earlier
right.
C
Two
really
good
websites,
ice.gov,
ice.gov
and
fbi.gov.
If
you
get
on
either
of
those
and
do
sex
extortion,
two
great
resources
will
come
up
and
talking
points
and
kind
of
Statistics,
but
probably
the
best
is
Nick,
which
is
the
national
Center
for
missing
and
exploited
children.
That's
probably
the
best
wheelhouse,
okay
right
for
parents
and
students,
because
what
they
offer.
C
You
is
not
only
a
information
about
it,
but
they
also
offer
a
way
for
you
to
report
it,
and
they
also
offer
you
a
way
to
get
those
images
and
videos
taken
down
and
I.
Think
that
is
key.
You
empower
the
student
to
understand
that,
even
if
a
mistake
was
made
okay,
but
we
can
get
those
taken
down,
and
so
that's
the
place
that
they
can
go
I.
E
Just
want
to
thank
you,
I
sit
there
and
I
I
hear
this
and
I
know
that
we've
listened
to
this
and
it
is
frightening.
It's
frightening
for
students,
it's
frightening
for
parents,
but
the
more
we
can
educate
families,
and
this
is
why
this
is
so
important
to
our
viewing
audience
today.
I
just
couldn't.
Thank
you
all
enough
for
coming.
Thank.