An Amsterdam court has sentenced a 38-year-old Dutchman to almost 11 years in prison for blackmailing dozens of young women into performing sex acts in front of their webcams. Aydin C, who under Dutch law is identified by only his first name, was “sentenced to 10 years and 243 days in prison for internet fraud and blackmail”, the court said. Sentencing Aydin C on Thursday, the court said that he “abused dozens of young girls by gaining their trust through speaking with them on the internet”. “He then abused that trust by forcing them to perform sexual acts before their webcams,” the court said. She told the Dutch news agency ANP on Thursday that she was “relieved and pleased” with the result.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2017 18:22 UTC