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Nigerian Brothers Get 17-Year Sentence For Sextortion

A United States Court has sentenced two Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, to 17 years and six months in prison over sex related offences.

The brother were sentenced for their involvement in a sextortion scheme that tragically led to the suicide of teenage boy, Jordan DeMay.

The brothers used social media to pose as a teenage girl, manipulating 17-year-old DeMay into sending explicit images and threatening to share them unless he paid.

DeMay sent as much money as he could and pleaded with the scammers, threatening to kill himself if they spread the images.

Despite DeMay’s pleas and threats to harm himself, the brothers continued their extortion, leading to his devastating death.

“Good… Do that fast, or I’ll make you do it,” the brothers replied.

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It was gathered that DeMay took his life less than six hours after their initial conversation on March 25, 2022.

The brothers were extradited to the US in August last year to face prosecution over numerous cases of sexual extortion of young men and teenage boys on social media linked to them.

They pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to exploit teenage boys in Michigan and across the US sexually.

In a statement on Thursday, Merrick Garland, attorney general, said over 100 victims, including at least eleven minors, fell to the brothers’ scam.

“These sentences should serve as a warning that the perpetrators of online sexual exploitation and extortion cannot escape accountability for their heinous crimes by hiding behind their phones and computers,” Garland said.

“The Justice Department will find them, no matter where they are, and we will bring them to justice in the United States.”

At the sentencing, both brothers apologised to DeMay’s family.

“I’m sorry to the family. We made a bad decision to make money, and I wish I could change that,” Samson said.

The judge said the crimes showed a “callous disregard for life,” especially as they continued targeting other victims even after learning that DeMay died.

Hafsoh Isiaq

Hafsoh Isiaq is a graduate of Linguistics. An avid writer committed to creative, high-quality research and news reportage. She has considerable experience in writing and reporting across a variety of platforms including print and online.

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