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. 8. Coban is charged with extortion, criminal harassment, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence, and two counts of possession of child pornography. Todd’s mother, Carol Todd, said she felt a “shock” to her system when she learned on Dec. 7 that Coban’s plane was landing in Canada. “I was fearful that it would never happen, because of what the pandemic did to the world,” she said. “It actually brought me back emotionally to October of 2012.” That was the month when Todd, 15, killed herself. Shortly before her death, she posted …
Dutch Man Accused of Harassing B.C. Teenager Amanda Todd Extradited to Canada
February 5, 2021
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