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Pathmanathan contacted at least 145 young victims between March 2014 and his arrest on March 10, 2021, while posing as a teenage boy from New Jersey.

Throughout this sextortion scheme, he demanded victims engage in sexually explicit conduct via video chat and threatened to send recordings to their friends and family if they refused or blocked his accounts.

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[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

That's 33 more years than for Epstein and company combined.

[–] AnalogRegression@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

It's called child exploitation, "sextortion" makes it sound like a Cirque du Soleil performance.

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While I like a good portmanteau, I was thinking the story was about a sexy contortionist and was thinking why that is illegal

[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

I don't think they should be targeting kids either, though

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is WOKE LIBRUL NONSENSE and I can't WAIT for Trump to Pardon him and Give him the Secretary Of Education job!

-Free Thinking Alpha Wolf Americans who HATE Pedophiles!

[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Absolutely no one said that.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Pardons aren't free. This asshole can't pay. And that is the only question that matters in this USA, can you pay?

[–] 6244901@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago

ALPHA DELTA PHI!

Hot tip: try 1600 Pennsylvania Ave next

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

May he know the same fear he put into those kids.

[–] miked@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

He's going to prison as a child molester. other inmates will not have him in constant fear.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How the hell it is not multiple life sentences?

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He’s doing 12 years in Canada, and will then be sent to the US for his 33 year sentence (assuming the US still exists once the Canadians release him).

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I'm not a lawyer or judge but by my calculations, that's still 145 life sentences too short

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sadly, the Trump Regime will pardon him

[–] Saffire@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Trump can't pardon him in Canada at least.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Did he ever actually release these videos to their friends and family? I ask because fraud experts say they never do, and if they did, no one would care, not for long, plus now you can say it's a deep fake.

Never pay them a cent. Laugh, then block. If you pay they will be back for more later.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He better be hung by his dick for those 33 years, wtf.

[–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

Whether rightly or wrongly, the other inmates are likely to provide that kind of service.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

40 years old when sentenced would make him 73 when released unless some bullshit probation/early release comes along.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago