A distraught father has revealed the sickening texts he found on his son’s phone after he was groomed on gaming app Fortnite.
The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told NCA NewsWire his son was tricked into sending naked images to offenders in exchange for $300 worth of Xbox vouchers.
He later learned that the nude images were sent in exchange for the Xbox vouchers and that his son had met the predator through popular online game Fortnight.He handed the phone in at Cockburn Police Station in Perth’s southern suburbs but claimed officers were little help. “Parents need to be educated themselves and not be complacent. Get parental control apps, check their message history and just keep on top of what’s going on.”
They fear the school holiday period will lead to an increase in reports given children tend to spend more time online. In some cases, children as young as 10 are being targeted with predators offering in-game currency on popular online games.
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