{"id":85071,"date":"2024-01-31T22:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T22:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1654968"},"modified":"2024-01-31T22:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T22:26:42","slug":"why-is-south-carolina-state-representative-brandon-guffey-suing-meta-and-what-happened-to-guffeys-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/why-is-south-carolina-state-representative-brandon-guffey-suing-meta-and-what-happened-to-guffeys-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey suing Meta, and what happened to Guffey\u2019s son?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey<\/a><\/strong>‘s son, Gavin Guffey, reportedly became involved in an online “sextortion” plot through social media. In the aftermath, the politician sued Meta, Instagram’s parent company.<\/p>\n

According to WBALTV.com<\/a>, Gavin, who was 18, was contacted through Instagram by someone claiming to be a girl his age and who asked for nude photos. Gavin sent the images, but shortly afterward, whomever he was in contact with demanded money, or the pictures would be released. Gavin gave him as much as he could, and asked for more time. WSOC-TV<\/a> says Gavin was targeted to hurt his father’s political career.<\/p>\n

According to the FBI, \u201csextortion\u201d \u2014 or sexual extortion \u2014 is increasingly common, and typically targets teenage boys, led to believe they’re in contact with a girl their age, but who then demand money. In a press release<\/a>, the FBI reported a 20% increase in sextortion between October 2021 and March 2023. <\/p>\n

Gavin Guffey died by suicide<\/h2>\n
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