The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a statutory mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison.Ĭount 2 charges all three men with Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors by causing the minors to produce child pornographic images that the defendants then used to blackmail the minors. The three defendants, all of Lagos, Nigeria, are charged in a four-count indictment.Ĭount 1 charges Samuel Ogoshi with Sexual Exploitation and Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Resulting in Death in association with the death of Jordan DeMay. Tarasca, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Michigan. That’s why the FBI is working hand in hand with our domestic and international law enforcement partners to prevent youth from becoming victims of this tragic crime and to hold those who target our teens in this manner accountable – no matter where in the world they may be.” said James A.
“Financial sextortion is a global crisis that impacts teens in our country and around the globe. We will travel the world to hold the perpetrators of these crimes accountable." Nothing can bring Jordan back, but my office is committed to securing justice and, alongside Jordan’s family, sending an urgent warning so others can protect themselves and their families. "My heart goes out to the family of Jordan DeMay. “Sextortion is a horrible crime that can leave especially younger victims feeling ashamed with nowhere to turn,” Mark Totten said. His death prompted an investigation by the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which culminated in the indictment unsealed today,” the statement read. "On March 25, 2022, 17-year-old DeMay was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. One of the men has been charged with causing the death of Jordan DeMay, of Marquette, Michigan. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging the three Nigerians with sexually extorting numerous young men and teenage boys in the Western District of Michigan and across the United States. for a global sexual extortion that led a teenage boy to commit suicide. Three Nigerian nationals, Samuel Ogoshi,22, Samson Ogochi, 20, and Ezekiel Ejehem Robert, 19, are awaiting extradition to the U.S.
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