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Teen Ran Massive Sextortion Ring on 21 High School Classmates: Cops

Teen Ran Massive Sextortion Ring on 21 High School Classmates: Cops

Scandal vor 6 Monaten

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Eighteen-year-old Zachariah Meyers, a high school senior in Western
Pennsylvania, is accused of targeting 21 fellow classmates in a
“high-level sextortion scheme.” According to prosecutors, Meyers
posed as European film actress “Claire Mauve,” luring kids ages
14-17 into an online “relationship.” After lulling them into a
false sense of security, prosecutors say Meyers coerced them into
sending explicit photos or videos. After that, Meyers allegedly
blackmailed the students, saying he’d release the images unless he
was paid $500. In one case, Meyers allegedly forced a 15-year-old
boy to have sex with two adult men on film, in exchange for his
“silence.” On today’s episode of Scandal, Law&Crime’s Sierra
Gillespie unpacks the harrowing allegations against Meyers. Later
in the episode, she sits down with trial attorney and sextortion
expert Daniel Szalkiewicz for a deep dive into the allegations.
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