Sextortion Trial

• 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
  
• Friend of Amanda Todd testifies he reported explicit photo on Facebook to police

  The friend told the trial for Aydin Coban that he was 13 years old when he reported the photo, which came from an account alleged to be controlled by the accused.

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  Jul 5, 2022
  
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• Trial hears of digital links behind Facebook accounts used to ‘sextort’ Amanda Todd

  Aydin Coban, a citizen of the Netherlands, is accused of harassing and extorting the teen before she took her own life in 2012, using nearly two dozen online accounts.

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  Jun 28, 2022
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• Name ‘Amanda Todd’ found on hard drive seized from accused’s cabin, trial hears

  Records of files and directories with the name 'Amanda Todd' were found on a hard drive seized from the cabin where Aydin Coban was arrested, a court has heard.

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  Jun 21, 2022
• Dutch police describe takedown of alleged ‘sextortionist’ in Amanda Todd trial

  Jurors heard how officers secretly entered Aydin Coban's cabin the month before his arrest, and how he was blindfolded as officers removed surveillance gear once he was handcuffed.

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  Jun 20, 2022
• Police installed keylogger on computer in accused’s cabin, Amanda Todd trial hears

  Aydin Coban, 43, has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including possession of child pornography, extortion, harassment and online child luring.

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  Jun 17, 2022
• Hidden cash, passport, hard drive found in suspect’s cabin, Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial hears

  Aydin Coban, 43, of the Netherlands, is charged with possession of child pornography, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and criminal harassment.

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  Jun 14, 2022
• Dutch police officer flown to B.C. to testify in Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial

  Lt. Erik Verstraten was part of a raid at a vacation home in a bungalow park in Oisterwijk in January 2014, fifteen months after Todd's death.

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  Jun 13, 2022
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• Graphic evidence presented in Amanda Todd ‘sextortion’ trial prompts warning from judge

  Justice Martha Devlin advised the 12-member jury to prepare themselves, and the courtroom fell silent as a series of graphic videos and images of the 15-year-old were played.

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  Jun 10, 2022