Hi, Revenge Pawn Helpline, Emma speaking.

For the first time, cameras have been allowed inside the Revenge Pawn Helpline.

I think from what you've described, you've been a victim of a very common type of online crime, known as sex tortion. In an.

Office in South Devon, a small group of women are at the forefront of tackling intimate image abuse. They've removed more than 300,000 videos and photos from adult sites and social networks since the helpline was started eight years ago.

Usually people that call us are very, very upset. They are very anxious if their content has already been shared or they think that they're in danger of it being shared eminently. That's an extremely distressing thing.

Intimate image abuse crime is on the rise. It involves sexual content being uploaded to the internet, often by ex-partners or scammers without the person's consent. The team here were often the first people terrified victims turn to.

A typical phrase would be like, I shouldn't have sent them the content. I shouldn't have done that. It's my fault. I should have known better. And I get quite passionate personally, and I think the rest of the Helpline team do about reminding them that it isn't their fault.

Exclusive figures for Skye News show that in the first nine months of this year, The Revenge Pawn Helpline received more than 3,250 phone calls. That's an increase of 31 % on the same period last year. If you include online reports to the helpline, there have been more than 10,000 people contacting them. That's already 13% higher than last year's total. For victims, it can be devastating. Brianie's ex-partner filmed her in the shower before threatening to share the videos.

I screamed. I was terrified. I jumped out as quick as I could. I got ready as quick as I could, and I was frantically asking him to please delete it. My body is my own body. It wasn't his choice to decide who else sees it.

The helpline, funded by the Home Office, is known as a trusted flagger by social networks, and for significant cases, they can pick up the phone to raise the alarm. Some victims end up with thousands of images online, while others pay ransoms.

I've supported a client in the past who paid £30,000. I think that's the most I've ever seen. -working over £30,000. -£30,000. £30,000.

Deep fakes and AI are creating another strand of this digital weapon. It makes the revenge porn helpline even more vital for the growing number of victims. Dan White's Sky News.