SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — Since her son took his life after being a victim of a “sextortion” scam, Jennifer Buta is dedicating her time to sharing his story and educating people about the dangerous crime.
“They reached out on Instagram on a direct message,” Buta said.
They did their research on her son Jordan DeMay and got him to send explicit photos and blackmailed him for money.
“All of his assets that were out there on social media, that is what they used against him to send him spiraling down this hole where he thought that there was was no way out of it,” DeMay said.
The sextortion scheme led to the imprisonment of two Nigerian brothers who federal investigators accuse of targeting more than 100 victims who were both minors and adults…