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Man charged in Nigeria over death of B.C. teenager in case of financial sextortion, RCMP say
A man is facing charges in Nigeria after a months-long investigation by RCMP into the death of a 14-year-old Surrey, B.C., boy who police say sent intimate images in a case of financial sextortion.
RCMP said Adedayo Olukeye, 26, remains in custody in Nigeria and faces charges there including possession and distribution of child pornography, attempts at extortion by threats, money laundering and retention of proceeds of an unlawful act. "Online child sexual extortion is a borderless crime and these offenders have direct access to our children by targeting them through their phones, mobile devices, computers and gaming consoles," said Sgt. Data privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Claire Feltrin tells BC Today host Michelle Eliot that while this is good news, she'll be watching how it is enforced for cases where the identity of the person posting the images is unknown or anonymous.
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