BC Judge Sentences Amanda Todd’s Online Tormenter to 13 Years in Prison

BC Judge Sentences Amanda Todd’s Online Tormenter to 13 Years in Prison
Candles are seen in front of a picture of Amanda Todd during a memorial for her in Surrey, B.C., on Oct. 19, 2012. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
The Canadian Press
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The man who tormented British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before she died by suicide has been sentenced to an unprecedented 13 years in prison by a judge who branded him an “internet sextortionist.”

Justice Martha Devlin of the B.C. Supreme Court said Friday that Aydin Coban’s calculated conduct caused the girl mental anguish and social isolation, contributing to her suicide after he told Todd he would ruin her life.