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19 year old charged in extortion crimes

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Aug, 2024 12:11 PM

Police in Metro Vancouver say a 19-year-old man has been charged with almost two dozen offences related to the alleged online sexual extortion of teenagers.

Burnaby R-C-M-P say the investigation began after victims in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario reported to local police that they were being extorted for money after sharing explicit images with someone they met on social media platforms.

The Mounties say the man from Burnaby was identified as the suspect and police executed a search warrant at a home in the city in January 2023.

They say Anwer Jelassi has now been charged with 23 offences, including nine counts of extortion, one count of telecommunication to lure a child under 16 and one count of making or publishing child pornography.

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