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Liam Buckler

Sextortionists send grieving dad sick message gloating about driving teen son to suicide

A sextortionist sent a grieving dad a sick message gloating that he had driven his teenage son to suicide.

Gavin Guffey, 17, was the victim of sexual extortion, known as 'sextortion', after evil scammers posed as a girl and tricked him into sending nude photos.

The teenager emptied his bank account of $25 in a desperate bid to stop the pictures being released as he begged for more time.

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