A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a young woman, persuaded ...

A Nigerian man was arraigned Monday morning in federal court in Columbia on charges that involved the sexual extortion and suicide of 17-year-old Gavin Guffey, son of a York County state legislator.

The suspect was extradited from Nigeria to the US over the weekend on charges that he targeted 17-year-old Gavin Guffey in a sexual extortion, or “sextortion” scheme, that led to the teen’s ...

Brandon Guffey was overwhelmed with rage when he first saw the man he believes caused his son’s suicide. The suspect was ...

A Nigerian man who was indicted in connection with the "sextortion" of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide has been extradited to the U.S. to face prosecution, the Justice Department said Monday ...

Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and got 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him "compromising photos," the Justice Department said. Lawal then ...

Two years after a South Carolina teenager lost his life to suicide amid what officials say was a sextortion scheme, a man has been extradited to the United States to face charges, United States ...

A Nigerian man was arraigned Monday morning in federal court in Columbia on charges that involved the sexual extortion and suicide of 17-year-old Gavin Guffey, son of a York County state legislator.

A man accused of extorting the 17-year-old son of a State House representative has been arraigned in South Carolina.

Two and a half years after Gavin Guffey took his own life over sextortion threats, a Nigerian man has been apprehended and ...

Gavin Guffey was 17 when he allegedly met Hassanbunhussein Lawal. Investigators says Lawal was pretending to be a young woman ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal agents have extradited a suspect they say orchestrated a sextortion scheme against South Carolina teenager Gavin Guffey that ultimately led to the teen taking his own life.