NSW Police says the two men will be 'dealt with locally' in the African country, where authorities have the power to prosecute for Australian-based offences.
Australian authorities have confirmed the arrests of two males in Nigeria over the alleged sextortion of an Australian teenage boy.Two people have been arrested and charged in Nigeria over the alleged sextortion of an Australian boy who took his own life, NSW Police says.
The matter was initially investigated by local NSW Police officers before being referred to State Crime Command's Cybercrime Squad and the Australian Federal Police-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation. NSW Police said the two men will be "dealt with locally" in the African country, where authorities have the power to prosecute for Australian-based offences.Commander of State Crime Command's Cybercrime Squad Detective Superintendent, Matthew Craft, encouraged young people to report these cases."We want young people to continue to report these cases, and to never be embarrassed to talk to police," he said.
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