一名北爱尔兰男子因在2021年在网上勒索两名妇女而入狱两年, A Northern Irish man was jailed for two years for blackmailing two women online in 2021, using threats to share intimate images.

北爱尔兰Magherafelt市29岁的Cathan Quinn在起诉拖延三年后,于2021年初因两项对两名妇女进行网上性勒索的罪名被判处两年两个月监禁。 Cathan Quinn, 29, of Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for two counts of online sexual blackmail against two women in early 2021, following a three-year delay in prosecution. 他利用社交媒体强迫受害者分享亲密的图像,并威胁要公布这些图像,除非他收到钱财或进一步破坏材料,从而造成严重的心理创伤。 Using social media, he coerced the victims into sharing intimate images and threatened to publish them unless he received money or further compromising material, causing severe emotional trauma. Quinn先前曾于2022年因类似罪行被定罪,但因拖延而减刑。 Quinn, who had a prior conviction for similar offenses in 2022, received a reduced sentence due to the delay. 他被命令在拘留期间服一半的刑期,一半是持许可证的,并受到五年限制令的约束。 He was ordered to serve half his sentence in custody, half on licence, and is subject to five-year restraining orders. 警方赞扬受害人的勇气, 并敦促面临网上剥削的其他人立即寻求帮助。 Police praised the victims’ courage and urged others facing online exploitation to seek help immediately.