Dutch Man Uses 86 False Facebook Accounts to Sexually Abuse Minor Girls
A Facebook security report revealed that a Dutch man, who is accused of sexually extorting Canadian teen Amanda Todd, targeted at least 75 more victims around the world. The British Columbia teenager committed suicide in October 2012.
CBC's new documentary, "The Fifth Estate," showed the Facebook report claiming that the man had used upwards of 90 screen names to find more potential victims. It has also been reported that Canadian police are already investigating 10 of those victims. Todd apparently flashed a crowd around two years back on a live streaming chatting website through a webcam. A screen capture was later distributed by an online stalker who reached Todd's friends, family and classmates. She recorded a video appeal against cyber-bullying in September 2012. A month later, she committed suicide in her mother's residence in Port Coquitlam on Oct 10. Her video appeal, on the other hand, went viral. A 36-year-old Dutch man called Aydin Coban was charged in January 2013. He was accused of luring a minor through the computer, extorting and harassing. He was also accused of importing, distributing and possessing child pornography. Coban is now accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls around the world through the internet.
Coban, on the other hand, is yet to stand trial as none of the charges against him is legally proven. There is not much information available how he interacted with Todd who happened to be the only known victim in Canada. However, it is now revealed that several other victims are there. The RCMP has confirmed that the investigating officers are working on 10 cases. "All have been contacted by local police to ensure the victimization isn't on-going," the RCMP said, "Investigations are on-going, so we cannot provide further details."
"The Fifth Estate" worked with the Dutch TV programme Zembla and got information about Coban from the report Facebook had provided. The suspect allegedly operated at least 86 forensically linked Facebook accounts under presumably false identities. He is allegedly responsible for the solicitation, creation and distribution of child exploitation images and videos. He also allegedly blackmailed dozens of minor girls around the world.
Coban was arrested in January 2014. He is presently in custody in the Netherlands.
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