Chisom Adams, a twenty-four year-old man, suspected to be a Nigerian, has bagged a 40-month jail term for using a secret s.e.x tape to blackmail his former girlfriend after they broke up.
Adams, who
had secretly taped the s.e.x act with his older girlfriend, had recently
demanded £3,000 from the mother of three, warning that if she failed to pay, he
would release the video to all her children.
According to
Daily Mail, the victim, known as MM, had moved out of the country to another to
avoid seeing him as she was nursing suicidal thoughts. However, Adams had sent
the s.e.x tape to the victim after which he sent a series of threatening
messages on Facebook.
The
humiliated victim, who had been dating Adams for a year, offered to pay him
£1,000 but instead went to the police and he was arrested.
It was
gathered that Adams had previously scrounged thousands of pounds from the
victim on several occasions, threatened to stab her and stole a diamond ring
from her.
In a
statement, the victim said, "I moved away earlier than I intended to
because of his behaviour and I never want to see him again. I have struggled
immensely and felt suicidal at times. I am unable to discuss this with my
friends and family because I feel ashamed and embarrassed about him taking
advantage of me.
The victim
reported Adams to the police, and he was arrested in April 2018. The suspect
gave no comment or replies. He had previous convictions for cocaine possession
and battery against another former partner.
In
mitigation, his lawyer, Mark Friend, said his client, who now has a new
girlfriend, had been in debt to drug dealers at the time of his offence.
He added that
his client was utterly ashamed of himself, but he has moved on and grown in
maturity and has obtained a contract for permanent employment.
However, the
presiding judge, Michael Learning, said, "This was a nasty and serious
offence of its sort. You appear to have derived pleasure from manipulating your
victim in the way you did, which caused her to become distressed and
anxious." The judge after that sentenced Adams to 40 months' imprisonment.
Adams was
also banned from contacting the victim for ten years under the terms of a
restraining order. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing would take place in March
2021.
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