A person convicted within the cyberbullying and extortion of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide a decade in the past is predicted to study his sentence right this moment.
The story of 15-year-old Amanda Todd gained worldwide consideration when she posted a video weeks earlier than her demise utilizing flash playing cards to clarify how she was harassed and extorted by an nameless on-line predator.
Aydin Coban, who’s now 44 years outdated, was extradited from the Netherlands to face the costs and was convicted in August of extortion, youngster luring and sexual and pornography offences.
He has already been handed an 11-year jail time period in his residence nation for comparable offences involving youngsters, and his lawyer says B.C. Supreme Court Justice Martha Devlin ought to sentence him to a further two years in Canada as a result of any extra time would be unduly harsh.
Carol Todd, Amanda’s mom, says the request is laughable for the person who tormented and sexually extorted her daughter for years.
Crown lawyer Louise Kenworthy requested the court docket to impose a 12-year sentence to be served after the completion of Coban’s Dutch time period, saying his torment of Todd was a dominant think about her suicide.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 14, 2022.