A teenager in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to up to 12 months behind bars after he was caught blackmailing two 14-year-olds, threatening them into sending photos of themselves on Snapchat. Police ended up finding 362 “inappropriate” pictures and 36 videos after searching his home.
The 17-year-old, who is unnamed because he is a minor, was convicted of blackmailing two 14-year-olds earlier this year. He threatened to hack a 14-year-old boy’s social media accounts if he didn’t send photos. That boy blocked him on Snapchat and other social networks, then the 17-year-old threatened to post the nude photos online if he didn’t unblock him. The blackmailer tried to get the boy’s family and friends to get him to unblock him on Snapchat, but that ended up getting him caught.
