Man arrested for sextortion
A 31-year-old Maldivian man was arrested on Monday for attempting to extort sexual favours by blackmailing a woman. He had claimed to possess nude photographs of her.
29 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
A 31-year-old Maldivian man was arrested on Monday for attempting to extort sexual favours by blackmailing a woman. He had claimed to possess nude photographs of her.
The complaint was filed on September 23.
He was arrested on Monday from a guesthouse in Malé, the police said.
Sextortion, or blackmailing women and children for sexual favors, is common in the Maldives.
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