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Indeed. The guy definitely deserves jail, no doubt about that. But for 18 years he literally could have killed someone or committed roughly three rapes. It is

Indeed. The guy definitely deserves jail, no doubt about that. But for 18 years he literally could have killed someone or committed roughly three rapes. It is also worth considering that the people actually doing the literal posting deserve some of the "credit" for the crime also. He facilitated, and that definitely can be illegal, however they too deserve culpability here. I'd say this was a 1-3 year crime. With the people doing the literal postings also getting 6 months to 1.5 years a each. PS - Maybe I lack the full facts of the case. edit: Appears like some of the victims were under age and he used a "hacker" to steal revealing images somehow(?) from victims which got him 15 charges under CFAA.

michaelchisari 12y ago
PS - Maybe I lack the full facts of the case. Pay attention to the extortion aspect of it. Identity fraud and harassment are one thing, but directly extorting people has never been something you get off with a slap on the wrist.
- Dylan16807 12y ago
  300 bucks each from 100 people, that's not something that deserves multiple decades.
  - cldellow 12y ago
    Those are the successful extortions. The article doesn't say how many other people sensibly decided "Fuck this blackmail" and refused to pay up.
    - Dylan16807 12y ago
      Attempted extortion isn't worth decades either, no matter how many people were involved.