Conflict Incident Report

Authorities arrest suspect over blackmail

Date of incident:

April 8, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Police arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing and blackmailing a young boy, the ISF said in a statement.

The statement added that the boy’s mother had noticed her son was exhibiting unusual behavior and that some jewelry was missing. The boy then told his mother that he was being sexually preyed upon by the suspect, H.H., in the shop he owned in Mreijeh.

The suspect extorted $14,000 worth of jewelry from the boy by threatening to circulate a video of the sexual abuse on social media. Police raided the suspect’s shop and arrested him after the boy’s mother filed a complaint.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Apr-10/401312-…

Primary category:

Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]

Secondary Category:

Robbery/Trespassing

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Authorities arrest suspect over blackmail

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