Amanda Todd

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• 10 British Columbia stories that made international headlines in 2022

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• Dutch man convicted of extorting B.C. teen Amanda Todd returned to the Netherlands

  Aydin Coban was sent back to the Netherlands to continue serving an 11-year sentence imposed by a Dutch court in 2017, and have a conversion hearing for his Canadian sentence.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2022
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• Amanda Todd’s mom fears teen’s tormentor won’t face more Dutch jail time

  Aydin Coban was convicted of harassment, extortion, child luring and possession and distribution of child pornography this summer in the high-profile Amanda Todd case.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2022
• 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.

  Crime

  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
• Defence in Amanda Todd sextortion case now seeks 2 year sentence, down from 6

  Aydin Coban was extradited from the Netherlands to face multiple charges related to the years-long cyberstalking and harassment of B.C. teen Amanda Todd, who died by suicide at 15.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2022
• 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.

  Crime

  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
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• 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.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2022