(Krona) – The US Department of Justice said that four men in Cote d’Ivoire have been arrested on criminal charges related to their roles in an international “Sixstate” scheme targeting thousands of victims, including the palace, throughout the United States and Europe.
Another Ryan, a 17 -year -old senior high school from San Jose, was killed a few hours after he was subjected to a summary by a man who pretended to be a 20 -year -old woman online. He last died in February 2022.
Evidence of law enforcement led to the identification of Alfred Cassi, an Ivoian citizen who lives in Côte d’Ivoire, as a man who claims to have conducted the procedure. On April 29, Cassie was arrested by the enforcement of the IVF law. Prosecutors said that at the time of his arrest, Cassi still has Sextorte messages on his phone, which he sent to San Jose Boy, 17 years ago.
In addition, the investigation identified the money laundering partners who helped Kasi move the money he received from the past. The boy paid $ 150 to prevent the publication of his intimate photos on the Internet.
Prosecutors said that one of the laundry money was Omro Odrago, who was arrested by the enforcement of Ivorian law on April 25. There were two other men, who were identified as Musa Deby and Awsam Sisi, part of the alleged Sixten network in Cassie and confessed to their own crimes, according to the prosecutors.
A 28 -year -old partner in California, Jonathan Cassi, was convicted of 2023 in the California Court and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Jonathan Cassi sexually exploited children on the Internet using an “Emilllysmit” user name on social media applications.
The FBI in the case, with the help of the San Jose Police Department, the American embassy in Abidjan, and Meta, which provided information that helped identify criminals. The Cote d’Ivoire government arrested April.
The US Department of Justice said that Cote d’Ivoire does not hand over its citizens, so the four men will be tried in their country.
Pauline Stewart, the latter’s mother, told Kron4 that her son had a good head on his shoulders. He was a member of the farmers in America in the future, and was ready to join Washington State University, until the internet deception reached him.
“Maybe they spent four or five hours to get to know him, then a few hours of pressure. He could not deal with pressure and take his life instead of seeing his pictures on the Internet,” Stewart said.
The deceptive student is $ 5,000. I last one time sent, but it was not enough. Stewart had parents’ controls on her son’s electronics. “Talk to your children about the applications they receive and make them understand that not everyone who communicates with them is the one who says they are.”
If you or your child are exploited through Sextinter, US officials said, call the local FBI field office, or call the number 1-800-Call-FBI.