William Duplessie, 32, has been indicted for kidnapping and torturing an Italian man to access his Bitcoin password. After being lured to a townhouse in Soho, the victim endured 17 days of torment, involving electrical shocks and drug coercion. He eventually escaped by using the moment his captors left to retrieve his device. This case also invovles investigation into the conduct of police detectives present during the incident. William Duplessie remains in custody alongside his accomplice, John Woeltz.
Duplessie and Woeltz allegedly lured the victim to a Manhattan townhouse under threats against his family, resulting in 17 days of captivity and torture.
The grand jury's indictment follows the harrowing account of the Italian man, who managed to escape after being coerced into revealing his Bitcoin password.
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