OF THE AGREEMENT. NEW AT FIVE YEAR OLD, POLICE SAY THE SUICIDE OF A 14 YEAR OLD LAST MONTH COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF EXTORTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE 14 YEAR OLD BOY DIED BY SUICIDE ON FEBRUARY EIGHT. POLICE SAY THEY INTERVIEWED FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES AND LEARNED THE VICTIM SAID HE WAS BEING EXTORTED BY SOMEONE ONLINE. OFFICERS WHO PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF THIS ON THE SUSPECT TO IOWA’S INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE. POLICE SAY IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT MAY HEL
Adel police provide update on student suicide investigation
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Updated: 5:24 PM CST Mar 1, 2023
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On Wednesday, the Adel Police Department provided an update on their investigation of the death of a high school freshman.Police say 14-year-old Caelen Peterson died by suicide on Feb. 8. Friends say Caelan was relentlessly bullied before he took his life. After his death, more than 100 people packed an Adel DeSoto Minburn school board meeting calling for an end to bullying.Police say that through their interviews of friends and classmates of Caelan, they have learned that he said he was being "extorted by an unknown person on social media."Officers have provided evidence to the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for examination.If you or anyone you know has information that pertains to the investigation, please contact Adel police at 515-993-6723.
ADEL, Iowa — On Wednesday, the Adel Police Department provided an update on their investigation of the death of a high school freshman.
Police say 14-year-old Caelen Peterson died by suicide on Feb. 8.
Friends say Caelan was relentlessly bullied before he took his life. After his death, more than 100 people packed an Adel DeSoto Minburn school board meeting calling for an end to bullying.
Police say that through their interviews of friends and classmates of Caelan, they have learned that he said he was being "extorted by an unknown person on social media."
Officers have provided evidence to the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for examination.
If you or anyone you know has information that pertains to the investigation, please contact Adel police at 515-993-6723.
