Sextortion

• Winnipeg police warn of ‘concerning’ increase in sextortion reports

  An increase in sextortion reports is prompting a warning from Winnipeg police, who say youth are specifically being targeted in the city.

  Crime

  Apr 1
  
• Sextortion cases targeting youth on the rise: Edmonton police

  The Edmonton Police Service is warning parents, caregivers and children about sextortion cases targeting young people in the city.

  Canada

  Mar 11
  
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• B.C. man pleads guilty to charges of sextorting teens across Canada

  Mounties began investigating the case after victims in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario reported being extorted by someone they’d met on social media.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2025
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• Nigerian man handed 76-year sentence in sextortion of B.C. boy

  Nigerian officials say a man who tried to blackmail a Surrey, B.C., teenager by posting his intimate images online has been sentenced to prison terms totalling 76 years.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2025
• Dutch court rejects bid by Amanda Todd’s tormentor to quash Canadian sentence

  The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected online extortionist Aydin Coban's bid to scrap his Canadian sentence for tormenting B.C. teenager Amanda Todd.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2025
• B.C. man accused of sextorting teens across Canada faces 23 charges

  The majority of the victims were between the ages of 15 and 18, according to police. 

  Crime

  Aug 13, 2024
• Multiple sextortion reports in Kelowna: RCMP

  'These incidents are thoroughly investigated and supports are offered to victims and their families,' RCMP said in a press release. 

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2024
• Quebec man arrested for filming sexual encounters with over 30 women

  Authorities are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by the suspect to come forward, but sex work advocates say going to police only further increases risk.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2024
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• Nigerian man arrested, charged in financial sextortion case of B.C. boy who died by suicide

  Adedayo Olukeye is in custody awaiting trial in Nigeria on charges including possession and distribution of child pornography, attempted extortion by threats, money laundering.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2024
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• B.C. premier invokes Taylor Swift as province launches crackdown on intimate images

  The launch of the services on Monday in conjunction with the Civil Resolution Tribunal comes on the same day the province's Intimate Images Protection Act comes into force.

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2024