Take the story of Walker Farriel Montgomery, a 16-year-old from Starkville, Mississippi, who loved fishing, hunting, and football. On the evening of December 1, 2022, Walker was up late, on his phone, scrolling through Instagram when a pretty girl who seemed to share some of the same contacts appeared in his message feed. She reached out to him, flattering him and enticing him with talk about football. One thing led to another and, when they opened up a video chat, she exposed herself and invited him to do the same. But the minute after he obliged her request that he perform and share a recording of a graphic act, the girl disappeared and a stranger entered the chat. The girl’s image, manipulated from footage of a porn star, had been a front for a sextortion scam. The scammer demanded that Walker pay him $1,000 and threatened that if he didn’t comply, he would send the recording to all of Walker’s contacts.
“We’re gonna destroy you if you don’t give us the money,” the scammer told him. “Everybody’s gonna disown you. Your life is over.” As Walker pleaded for mercy, his attacker started listing the names of those who would see the video. When he got to the teen’s mother’s name, it was too much. Walker went to his father’s safe, retrieved a handgun, and shot himself.
This grim story was revealed after the FBI, in a forensic investigation, unlocked the teen’s phone. The ordeal had lasted several hours and, all the while, Walker’s parents, Brian and Courtney Montgomery, had been oblivious to the fact their son was under- going such psychological torture that ..
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