Bad People

41. 666devil: Could anyone become a victim of sextortion?

Matt Falder is the UK’s worst “sextorter”. A convicted serial sex offender, he used online accounts to blackmail over 40 victims into sending him naked photos, perform sexual acts and even getting one person commit rape. He was also at the time, a Cambridge University student and one of the Bad People team shares their story of coming face to face with him. Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen discuss how the online world has created a new type of crime that targets and exploits young people in the most horrific way possible.This episode contains audio from: Sky News, CBSN and National Crime AgencyWarning: This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violenceCREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Caroline Steel
Assistant Producer: Simona Rata
Editor: Rami Tzabar
Music: Matt Chandler
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Lara Frumkin and Dr James Munro
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.

Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw makes a return to the series with a new co-host: journalist Amber Haque. Each episode tells the story of a true crime and explains why people do bad things. Murder, blackmail, fraud and much more. Listen every Thursday. Bad People is a BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds.