Probation for teen boy who worked with 2 girls 'offering sex' to extort cash

A teenage boy worked with two girls who pretended to offer sex for cash- and extorted $450 from a victim who expressed his interest in engaging such services.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

Separately, he also cheated a second victim of $200 after duping the latter into buying a counterfeit pair of Apple AirPods.

The boy, who is now 18, and the two girls cannot be named as they were below 18 at the time of the offences.

On Jan 10, he was ordered to undergo probation for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including one count each of cheating and extortion.

As part of his sentence, he has to remain indoors from 10pm to 6am every day and perform 60 hours of community service. His mother was also bonded for $5,000 to ensure his good behaviour.

In March 2023, the youth and the two girls hatched a plan to deceive customers into believing that the girls would provide sexual services for money even though the pair had no intention of doing SO.