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Recorded Workshop
Recorded Workshop
Law Enforcement Only
Law Enforcement Only

    Smaller Agency

    The James Woods Legacy: The Impact of Sextortion on a Family, Community, and Small-Town Police Department

    Sunday, October 15, 2023
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
    Location: Room: 2

      Submitter and Speaker(s)

    • Patricia Wain

      Chief of Police
      Streetsboro Police Department, Ohio
      Streetsboro, Ohio, United States

      • Speaker(s)

    • Tamia Woods

      Founder
      Do It For James Foundation
      Streetsboro, Ohio, United States

    • Tim Woods

      Co-Founder
      Do It For James Foundation

    The sudden and unexpected death of James Woods led to the discovery of a targeted attack on the 17-year-old high school student and athlete. The last 24 hours of James’s life took a drastic turn when he became the target of a sextortionist. The Woods family has chosen to shine a bright light on the events leading up to his death by suicide and what happened after. For the Streetsboro, Ohio, Police Department (SPD), the incident began as a suicide report. When sextortion was identified as the cause, the SPD continued the investigation by taking advantage of available resources and help from NCMEC, ICAC, HSI, and the FBI.