South Carolina man charged in Michigan sextortion case that led to suicide

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A South Carolina man has been charged in a sextortion case that resulted in a Michigan resident committing suicide, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan.

Glenn Boyd, 35, of Kershaw, South Carolina, faces the following charges:

• One count of extortion
• One count of stalking
• Five counts of wire fraud

On or about August 2, 2023, a person in Kent County, Michigan, matched with a dating profile called Jadwetwet06 on the website Plenty of Fish, according to an indictment against Boyd.

The indictment alleges that Boyd used the Jadwetwet06 account to pose as an 18-year-old woman and sent a nude image to the Kent County individual.

The indictment refers to the Kent County individual as "B.G."

Shortly after sending the nude image Boyd messaged B.G. claiming to actually be a 15-year-old girl.

"Boyd then imitated the girl’s grandparents, and he threatened to expose B.G. as a pedophile to his family, friends, and the police unless B.G. paid him via CashApp," the indictment states. "On August 4, 2023, Boyd posted to the Facebook profile of B.G.'s friends and family, alleging B.G. was a pedophile."

The indictment states that B.G. committed suicide on August 4, 2023.

"Nationally and here in Michigan we have seen a startling increase in the number of sextortion crimes – like we have alleged here – that result in the victim’s death," said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten in a statement.

"We are fully committed to holding perpetrators of these crimes accountable. At the same time, I strongly urge everyone who carries a device or is active online to remain aware that criminals constantly troll the internet and social media, to not assume people are who they say they are, and to know that if you make a mistake, law enforcement is eager and ready to help," Totten.

If you have information about or believe you are a victim of sextortion, you're encouraged to contact the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or reporting online by clicking here.

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