A national study of over 3,400 U.S. teens found that nearly one-third have received sexts and almost one-quarter have sent them, with half of those who sent explicit images later experiencing sextortion threats. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire documented that 13-year-olds face particularly high risk, with over 60% reporting nonconsensual sharing of their images, compared to 41% of 17-year-olds.
