Suicide of Amanda Todd
| Location | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Cause | Suicide |
| Inquest | British Columbia Coroners Service |
| Convicted | Aydin Coban |
| Charges | |
| Trial | June 6, 2022 – August 5, 2022 |
| Verdict | 13 years in prison |
Amanda Michelle Todd (born November 27, 1996) died by suicide on October 10, 2012 at the age of 15 at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. She was a sophomore when she died. On October 10, 2012, she posted a video on YouTube called My Story: Struggling, bullying, suicide and self-harm. Todd's suicide was written about her life on index cards. Many news websites linked to Todd's video. It had 1,600,000 views by October 13, 2012. Todd's death made people pay attention to the issue of cyberbullying, extortion and bullying. People made memorial pages for Todd on Facebook. Some people posted mean comments on them while others supported her.
Background
[change | change source]On her YouTube video Todd revealed that she showed her breasts on a video chat. She got a message on Facebook from a man. The message said that if Todd did not show more parts of her body then he would post the pictures he had taken of her from the video chat to the Internet. The police came to her home to tell her that photos of her were sent to "everyone". Todd then got depression and panic disorder. She started abusing alcohol and drugs. Todd was asked by a boy to come to his house. The boy had a girlfriend but he acted like he liked Todd. She went to his house. The next week the boy's girlfriend appeared at Todd's school with fifteen other people. Todd was hurt really really bad and it was filmed by people who watched. When she went home she drank bleach. People made fun of her for doing this and wrote on Facebook that they wished that she had not survived.[3]
Aftermath
[change | change source]Aydin Coban, a 35-year-old man from The Netherlands was charged with extortion, internet luring, criminal harassment and child pornography in connection with Todd's suicide in 2014.[4] Coban had already been sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison for commiting sexual blackmail against victims in The Netherlands.[5]
In December 2020, Coban was extradited to Canada to face trial in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.[6] On August 5, 2022, a jury found him guilty on all charges and he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.[7][8]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Other charges in the Netherlands:
- Extortion
- Luring
- Criminal harassment
- Possession of child pornography for the purpose of distribution[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Judd, Amy (10 January 2022). "B.C. judge rules Amanda Todd's name can be reported during cyberbullying trial". Global News.
- ↑ Hainsworth, Jeremy (18 April 2014). "Dutch man's case linked to Amanda Todd". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via MSN News.
- ↑ CNN, By Lateef Mungin. "Bullied Canadian teen leaves behind chilling YouTube video". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Charges over Todd cyber-bullying". 18 April 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Amanda Todd case: Accused Dutch man jailed for cyberbullying". BBC News. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Dutch man charged in Amanda Todd cyberbullying case was extradited to Canada in early December". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "'Amanda got justice': Dutch man accused in B.C. teen sextortion case found guilty on all charges". CTV News Vancouver. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Judge sentences B.C. teen Amanda Todd's online tormentor to 13 years in prison". Global News. Retrieved June 25, 2024.