(KRON) — A Canadian man will serve two years in jail after he sexually extorted a minor from the East Bay, the Contra Costa County District Legal professional’s Workplace stated.
The suspect was recognized as 25-year-old Nicholas Fahey of Gulf Island, Canada. He made contact with the sufferer over social media in 2019.
Fahey requested sexually express photos of the sufferer, and the sufferer complied. He then threatened to launch the photographs until the sufferer despatched him extra photographs.
Authorities investigated Fahey’s social media accounts to establish him. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested him at his dwelling within the windfall of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021. He was later charged in Canadian Superior Court docket.
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“Parents need to understand that individuals who prey on minors online are not restricted bynational or state boundaries,” DA Diane Becton stated.
The DA’s workplace referred to the crime as “sextortion.” The FBI stated 12,600 American youngsters have been sextortion victims between 2021 and 2023.
Fahey was sentenced to 2 years in jail and must register as a intercourse offender for 10 years.
