Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, a 24-year-old Nigerian man, faces charges in the United States for a sextortion scheme that allegedly led to the suicide of 17-year-old Gavin Guffey. Posing as a college student on social media, Lawal coaxed Guffey into sending sexually explicit images. After receiving threats from Lawal to release these images unless he was paid, Guffey tragically took his own life. Lawal was indicted on multiple charges, including child exploitation resulting in death, following his arrest in Nigeria and subsequent extradition to South Carolina.
A Nigerian man was extradited to the U.S. for a sextortion scheme targeting a 17-year-old boy, leading to the boy's suicide.
Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal posed as a college woman on social media, convincing the victim to send compromising images before extorting him.
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