By Luther Turmelle
Register Staff
CHESHIRE >> Police are investigating what appears to be an attempt to extort money from a local juvenile, using social media.
Detective Sgt. Thomas Bobok Thursday said a 15-year-old boy reported that during a Skype online video phone conversation last month, the person with whom he was chatting convinced him to masturbate on camera. The two subsequently contacted each other via social media platforms, at which point Bobok said the individual, who appeared to be a woman, threatened to release the video of the teen masturbating if he didn’t pay her an undisclosed sum of money.
“All of the social media accounts the individual had have been closed, so now we’re trying to track down the information about who may have created them,” he said.

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ORANGE - The Parent Child Resource Center is hosting its Annual Awards Dinner from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 at the Grassy Hill Country Club, 441 Clark Lane in Orange, with proceeds supporting diverse programs and services vital to the health of our community.
The evening will include cocktails, dinner, award presentations, and a guest speaker.
Each year, the organization presents the Mary Lou Cook Award for Outstanding Service to Children and Families, and the Joseph A. Pagliaro, Sr. Award for Distinguished Service to Children and Families.
Award recipients will be announced soon.
The keynote speaker, Sarah Eagan, will be touching on her professional experience with mental health and the recent report “Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School” by The Office of the Child Advocate, released November 21, 2014.
Eagan was appointed to serve as Connecticut’s Child Advocate on August 1, 2013 by Governor Dannel Malloy. She sets priority reviews for the office, manages operations and publishes information, and recommendations for system reform, regarding the well-being of children.

Each year, the center serves serve more than 1,200 children, many who suffer from serious behavioral and emotional problems, including trauma, abuse and neglect.
The cost is $50 per person, including dinner. Please RSVP by March 13 with your dinner selection and any guest numbers at 203-954-0543 x100 or Vparsloe@LNVPCRC.org.