Nigerian man extradited to U.S. in sextortion case tied to Mississippi teen's death
Federal prosecutors say the charges carry up to life in prison and a mandatory 30-year sentence on the exploitation count.
- On Friday, Adebola Festus Adekunle, a 26-year-old Nigerian national, appeared in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, after being extradited to face charges including sexual exploitation of a minor resulting in death.
- The charges stem from the December 2022 suicide of 16-year-old Walker Montgomery, a Starkville Academy student who died after a scammer posing as a girl on Instagram threatened to release explicit images unless he paid $1,000.
- FBI agents and Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission collaborated to apprehend Adekunle and Mudasiru Olawale as part of Operation Artemis, a global crackdown on sextortion rings targeting male minors aged 13 to 17.
- Adekunle faces up to life in prison, with a mandatory 30-year sentence if convicted on the child exploitation resulting in death charge. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch expressed hope the trial will bring the Montgomery family closure.
- Montgomery's death inspired the Mississippi Legislature to pass "Walker's Law" and the "Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act," which mandate age verification and require social media platforms to implement harm-mitigation strategies for minors.
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Adebola Festus Adekunle, a Nigerian man, has been extradited to the U.S. and arraigned for the alleged sextortion that led to Mississippi teen Walker Montgomery’s death. The post Nigerian Man Arraigned in Mississippi for Alleged Sextortion That Caused Teen’s Suicide appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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