Amanda Todd Trial

• Judge sentences B.C. teen Amanda Todd’s online tormentor to 13 years in prison

  Justice Martha Devlin took the unusual step of delivering a longer sentence to Aydin Coban than what the prosecution had argued for.

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  Oct 14, 2022
  
• Cyberbully involved in Amanda Todd case to be sentenced

  Aydin Coban was extradited from the Netherlands to face the charges and was convicted in August of extortion, child luring and sexual and pornography offences.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2022
  
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• Amanda Todd: Defence seeks 6-year sentence for Dutch man who harassed, extorted B.C. teen

  Crown prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison term for Aydin Coban, who was found guilty on five charges in the Amanda Todd case in August.

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  Oct 12, 2022
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• 12-year prison term sought for Dutch man convicted in Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial

  At trial, lead prosecutor Louise Kenworthy told the court Aydin Coban had engaged in a "persistent campaign of sextortion" against Amanda Todd between 2009 and 2012.

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2022
• COVID case delays sentencing for Dutch man in Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial

  A jury convicted Aydin Coban, of extortion, harassment, luring, child pornography charges in the high-profile trial, that saw numerous Dutch witnesses testify.

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  Sep 20, 2022
• Amanda Todd: Sentencing hearing next month for man guilty of sextortion

  A sentencing hearing for a Dutch national convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before her suicide has been scheduled for next month.

  Science

  Aug 11, 2022
• Evidence on hard drives suggests someone else harassed Amanda Todd, defence says

  Aydin Coban, 44, has pleaded not guilty to five charges relating to the sextortion of Amanda Todd, including possession of child pornography, extortion, and child luring.

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  Aug 3, 2022
• Amanda Todd trial: ‘Probably guilty’ not good enough, defence says in closing

  The long and highly technical trial has heard from more than 30 witnesses from Canada and the Netherlands and includes more than 80 exhibits submitted as evidence.

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  Aug 2, 2022
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• Amanda Todd trial: Crown draws links between accused, ‘sextortion’ messages in closing arguments

  Aydin Coban, 44, has pleaded not guilty to harassment, extortion, luring and possession of child pornography in the trial, now in its eighth week.

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  Jul 29, 2022
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• Device seized from alleged extortionist played ‘AmandaTodd’ video, Crown lawyer says

  A Crown attorney says similarities in messages from 22 online accounts that harassed and extorted Amanda Todd before her death prove they came from the same person.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2022