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A 32-YEAR-OLD MAN, from Fanny Village, Point Fortin, was arrested for demanding money with menaces and simple robbery after an intelligence-led operation conducted by officers of the Anti-Extortion Unit in the South Western Division on September 5.

In a news release, the Police Service said the victim, a 55-year-old teacher of Cape Street, Point Fortin, said he received several threatening messages from a man known to him between August 14 and September 4. The suspect allegedly demanded money in exchange for not releasing a sexually explicit video.

The release said the victim reported he met the suspect five times on Cape Street, Point Fortin, paying a total of $3,800.