Sextortion

• Burnaby man receives 3.5 years in jail for cross-Canada sextortion

  Crown and defence counsel said the online communications Anwer Jelassi had with the teen girls he demanded money from were “insulting, demeaning and hostile.”

  Crime

  Oct 16
  
• Toronto man gets 33 years in U.S. prison over ‘sextortion scheme’ targeting kids

  Authorities say he recorded what the children did and then threatened to send images to the friends and family of any children who wanted to stop participating.

  Crime

  May 27
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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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. 

  Crime

  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.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2024