Victorian teenager’s suicide after sextortion scam prompts call for improved education

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Coroner says those who find themselves in same situation as 17-year-old Rohan Cosgriff must know situation ‘will not define them’

Rohan Cosgriff was 17 when he was found dead at his home near Ballarat in 2022. Police later found he was the victim of a sextortion scam.Rohan Cosgriff was 17 when he was found dead at his home near Ballarat in 2022. Police later found he was the victim of a sextortion scam.A shift in the way young people are taught about online safety can help prevent deaths like that of a Victorian teen who fell victim to a sextortion scam, a coroner says.

In a report released last week, the Victorian coroner Audrey Jamieson said a large amount of information was available for those who needed it – but there needed to be a shift in education.

 

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