26-year-old man arrested for blackmailing children

14-11-2019 In-Cyprus In-Cyprus Warmer

26-year-old man arrested for blackmailing children

A 26-year-old man from Paphos was remanded for 8 days last week for blackmailing students. The unprecedented case came to light when the school management referred the case to the police stating that the students aged 13 were blackmailed into giving money to a man and were forced to go into some kind of fundraising to meet his increasing demands.

The students confessed that a 26-year-old had allegedly sent threatening messages on their mobile phones. The students met the man by accident while trying to sell a USB with music and, according to the youth, he had eventually...

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26-year-old man arrested for blackmailing children

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