On May 14, 2021, the FBI Houston CAAA joined Crime Stoppers, T Mobile and other sponsors to present first, second, and third place awards to high school students who produced 30-45-second public service announcements to warn of the dangers of sextortion. Sextortion is defined as a threat to expose sexual images in order to extort something from an individual. In most cases, these threats come from strangers a teen may meet online.
The First Place award was presented to Cypress Ridge High School’s Mob Squad Media ($5,000 for the school and a Sony PlayStation 5 for each student) ; Second Place went to Cypress Lakes High School Spartan Studios ($2,500 for the school and an IPad for each student); and Third Place was won by SFA High School’s Justice Enforcers ($1,500 for the school and an Air Pod for each student).
More than 1,000 high schools were invited to participate. Our FBI Houston Citizens Academy Alumni Association contributed $9,000. Photo credits: Crime Stoppers of Houston.
Winning Team from Cypress Ridge HS-$5000 for the School and Sony PlayStations5 for each student
2nd place team from Cypress Lakes HS-$2500 for the school and Apple iPads for each student
Third Place Team from SFA HS-$1500 for the school and Air Pods for each student
Houston Crime Stoppers Staff
Our Group that made the presentation.
Past FBI Houston CAAA President Andy Schmidt
Current FBI Houston CAAA President Allen Owen
HPD Lt. Jefferson
Assistanf Special Agent in Charge of FBI Houston Division-Ted E. Docks
Executive Director of Houston Crime Stoppers Rania Mankarious