Category: Amanda Todd

Data ‘Fragments’ Can’t Identify Dutch Man as Amanda Todd’s Extortionist, Says Defence

“Fragments” of computer data cited by police cannot link a Dutch man to the harassment and extortion of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, says a defence lawyer. Joseph Saulnier, representing Aydin Coban, began his closing arguments Tuesday afternoon by telling a B.C. Supreme Court jury trial they should convict his client only if they are…


Amanda Todd Said ‘Pedophile’ Had Been Blackmailing Her for Years: Crown

British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd said on Facebook that a “pedophile” had been blackmailing her for years, as she warned people about an account she said the perpetrator operated, a Crown attorney told B.C. Supreme Court. In closing arguments at the trial of Dutchman Aydin Coban, Kristen LeNoble told the jury that Todd made the…


Cash, Hard Drive, Passport Hidden in Home of Amanda Todd Extortion Suspect: Officer

A Dutch police officer has described finding cash, a passport and a hard drive hidden inside a stereo in the home of the man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd. Erik Verstraten told the B.C. Supreme Court trial for Aydin Coban that he found 10,000 euros in cash and a passport belonging to…


Dutch Man Accused of Harassing B.C. Teenager Amanda Todd Extradited to Canada

VANCOUVER — A Dutch man accused of extorting and harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has been extradited to Canada, more than eight years after her suicide drew global headlines. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Friday that Aydin Coban is in custody and made his first appearance in a courtroom in the province on Dec….