A Canadian court sentence handed to a Dutch cyber bully in a case involving Amanda Todd should be reduced, a prosecutor in Amsterdam said.
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Aydin Coban was convicted last year of extortion, harassment and other crimes in a case involving Canadian teenager Amanda Todd who was blackmailed to expose herself in front of a webcam. The 15-year-old died by suicide after detailing her ordeal in a YouTube video watched by millions around the world.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Aydin Coban is shown in handout photos from the time of his arrest by Dutch police, entered into an exhibit at his trial in British Columbia Supreme Court in New Westminster.His Canadian sentence is to be served in the Netherlands after he serves out his original prison term in August next year. It must first be converted into a sentence in accordance with Dutch law.
Coban was not in court for a hearing Thursday at Amsterdam District Court to convert the Canadian sentence.
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