Nigerian man charged with sextortion of B.C. teenager before 2023 death

Nearly one year after the death of a teenage sextortion victim from B.C.’s Lower Mainland, authorities have announced charges against a suspect in Nigeria.

Surrey RCMP said the victim – a youth hockey player – was tricked into sending explicit images to someone posing as a teenage girl online.

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