P.E.I. news: Father speaks for late son [Video]

The first-ever Cyberbullying Awareness Day on Prince Edward Island may have passed but for the father of the boy the day was created to remember, the job isn’t close to done.

Carl Burke spoke with nursing students about suicide at the University of P.E.I. Friday morning.

His son, 17-year-old Harry Burke, died after falling victim to a sextortion scam.

“Harry came to me and said, ‘Dad, I screwed up,’ and I said, ‘Well, what did you do?’ and he had said, ‘I shared pictures with a girl.’”

But it wasn’t a girl. The scammer demanded money, threating to expose Harry to his friends, family, bosses, and coworkers if the teen didn’t pay them off.

Harry Burke is pictured. (Source: Carl Burke)“This individual actually contacted my wife and said, ‘I am going to ruin his life, and ruin his career,’” said Burke. “I think that really, really hit it home for Harry, because he didn’t feel like …