Sextortion

• 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.

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  Jan 28
  
• 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. 

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  Aug 13, 2024
  
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• 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. 

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  Jun 20, 2024
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• 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.

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  Jun 14, 2024
• 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.

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  Feb 6, 2024
• 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.

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  Jan 29, 2024
• Brighton teen faces additional child porn, sexual assault charges: Northumberland OPP

  Following the Dec. 20, 2023, arrest of a 17-year-old, Northumberland OPP say a second victim came forward two days later. An investigation led to a second arrest on Jan. 3.

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  Jan 4, 2024
• B.C. planning changes to honour 12-year-old sextortion victim: Eby

  Premier David Eby says a talk with the father of a B.C. boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push for more protections for youth.

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2023
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• ‘I’m good with this,’ Amanda Todd’s mom says of 6-year Dutch sentence

  Carol Todd says she's pleased a Dutch court has handed six more years in prison to the man who harassed and sexually extorted her daughter prior to her 2012 suicide.

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  Dec 21, 2023
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• Brighton teen faces sexual assault, child pornography charges: Northumberland OPP

  Northumberland OPP launched an investigation in August following a report of an alleged non-consensual distribution of an imitate recording. A 17-year-old was arrested in December.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2023