Aydin Coban

The man convicted of sexually extorting B.C. teenager Amanda Todd was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday. Todd was 15 years old when she took her own ...

She said she's persevered to make sure Amanda's story was shared with the world and that as many people as possible are aware of so-called s"extortion" and online predators. With the trial completed, she plans to focus more of her energy on raising awareness about sexual exploitation online and working to prevent other young people from being made victims. "Canadian children are increasingly being preyed upon in digital environments, both here and abroad," reads the statement. He also used some of his alias accounts to pose as a young friend and a concerned adult in different instances, claiming to be worried about her behaviour online. If you're in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911. and midnight ET). "It sets the bar ... The B.C. "When Amanda refused to comply with his demands, Mr. "It was just a breathtaking moment," she said. During sentencing, Devlin detailed how Coban used 22 different aliases to chat with Amanda Todd on Facebook, YouTube and Skype, demanding web cam shows. Todd's story of being exploited online from November of 2009 to February of 2012 travelled around the world.

Dutch citizen Aydin Coban's sentence for extortion and other crimes is one year longer than what Crown prosecutors sought. ... Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd ...

A Dutch court will hold a hearing to convert his Canadian sentence for the Dutch jail term. I’m doing this to be an inspiration and to show that I can be strong. Coban, 44, who has been in jail since his arrest in January 2014, didn’t address the Canadian court, and showed no remorse. I’m not doing this for attention. 10, 2012, at her home in Port Coquitlam, weeks before her 16th birthday. On her social media platforms, Todd begged for help and asked her followers to report her tormentor; however, he mocked her — calling her a “whore” and “liar” — and continued to pursue the girl as she changed municipalities and schools.

A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man she called an "internet sextortionist" to 13 years in prison for tormenting British Columbia teen Amanda Todd ...

The story of 15-year-old Todd gained worldwide attention when she posted a video about her torment weeks before her death in 2012. Justice Martha Devlin of the B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-DUTCH POLICE **MANDATORY CREDIT** The judge said Coban used an arsenal of fake social media accounts and went to great lengths to search out Todd's family members and friends to maximize the harm after she pleaded for him to stop. The sentence is longer than the 12 years suggested by the Crown, but Devlin said Coban's conduct called for “sharp rebuke.” - The man who tormented British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before she died by suicide has been sentenced to an unprecedented 13 years in prison by a judge who branded him an “internet sextortionist.”

He showed no remorse in court as he learned his fate for tormenting the girl whose ordeal shocked Canada.

"We need to make sure there is justice for Amanda." He sent messages to her between 2009, starting when she was 13, and 2012. He was not, however, charged with Amanda's death. She said that although Coban's behaviour was not the "dominating factor" in the girl's suicide, she did find that the "profound harm" he caused her aggravated mental health and substance abuse issues, according to CBC News. In some, he threatened to send explicit images of her to her friends, family and school staff if she didn't agree to give him a webcam "show". Coban was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Dutch court in 2017 for blackmailing and harassing dozens of young women on the internet, some as far away as Britain, Canada and the United States.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The man who tormented British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before she died by suicide has been sentenced to an unprecedented 13 ...

"This will make a difference in the world," she said of other cases involving predators extorting children. "I have heard her voice," Devlin said in delivering the sentence Friday in B.C. "She could not escape the images or videos. "I have considered Amanda's words as expressed through her video and through messages she sent when she was alive." “The serious impact of the offences on Amanda was obvious to Mr. Coban and would have been obvious to anyone at the time.