A man who was allegedly heavily involved in the online abuse of Amanda Todd has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison by a dutch court.
The sentence, which was handed down on Thursday, isn’t directly connected to Todd, but rather dozens of other girls and four men that he abused online.
On Thursday, the 38-year-old, who was identified only as Aydin C., was convicted of fraud and blackmail via the internet.
He received the maximum possible sentence for his crimes, which is 10 years and eight months.
In Canada, he faces trial as well in connection to the Amanda Todd case.
The cyberbullying of Todd was brought to mainstream attention after she posted a Youtube video depicting her story with handwritten signs.
The nine-minute video, called My Story: Struggling, bullying, suicide and self-harm, showed her using a series of flashcards to tell her story of being abused online.
Todd’s video focused on being convinced by a stranger online, allegedly Aydin C., to expose her bare breasts, which were screenshotted and shared online.
She took her own life a few weeks after posting the video at the age of 16.
Now that his trial in the Netherlands has wrapped up, Aydin C. faces extradition to Canada, which has already been approved.
