Judge Martha Devlin advised the 12-member jury to prepare before the courtroom fell silent as a series of graphic videos and images of the 15-year-old were played out in court.
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The video screen in the public gallery of the courtroom has been turned off due to the pornographic nature of the content. Todd’s mother, Carol, was present as the evidence was presented. 2:01 Dutch police inspector testifies in the trial of a man accused of blackmailing 15-year-old Amanda Todd A Dutch police inspector testifies in the trial of a man accused of blackmailing 15-year-old Amanda Todd “Yes, it’s difficult, but it’s necessary,” he said outside New Westminster Supreme Court. The story goes on under the ad “I will admit that it is not 100 percent easy, right, to see and hear all these things. But a part of myself is, it has to be said and shared. “ The court also heard further testimony from Vancouver police. Const. Robin Shook, specialist in digital criminology.
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Crown asked Shook about graphic content and how he connected to a number of web browsers, platforms, websites and mysterious user accounts – including a Facebook user account called Austin Collins. 2:19 Amanda Todd’s trial hears from digital medical examiner Amanda Todd’s trial hears from digital medical examiner The court has previously heard how this Facebook account, which was allegedly run by a student at Todd High School, was used to share clear images of the teenager. Trending Stories
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The story goes on under the ad “Todd committed suicide in 2012 after what Crown calls a persistent cybercrime campaign.”
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Aydin Coban, a Dutch citizen, pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges, including possession of child pornography, contact with a young person for sexual misconduct and criminal harassment. 2:12 Parents narrate the horror of Amanda Todd’s blackmailing Parents narrate the horror of Amanda Todd’s blackmail Crown claims that Coban used a network of 22 fake social media accounts to track down and harass her between 2009 and 2012. Prosecutors allege she was filmed flashing her breasts and putting her hand on her underwear, and then used the footage to try to blackmail her into a pornographic webcam show. On several occasions, Crown claims, it has sent links to the explicit material to friends, family and the school community. The story goes on under the ad
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The case depends on the issue of identity and Coban’s lawyer Joseph Saulnier said there was no connection between the blackmailer and his client. Earlier this week he said he knew the case was emotionally charged, but that there must be evidence beyond any reasonable doubt as to who sent the messages to Amanda. The 35-day trial is expected to resume on Monday. – with files from Rumina Daya 3:37 Amanda Todd’s mother testifies in case of Dutchman accused of harassing 15-year-old before killing her Amanda Todd’s mother testifies in case of Dutchman accused of harassing 15-year-old before killing her © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
