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Nigerian Man Extradited To U.S. For Sextortion Scheme Indictment

South Carolina Rep. Branon Guffey speaks to senators outside the House chamber in Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, May 2, 2023. Guffey’s 17-year-old son took his own life in July 2022 after a Nige

A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, has been extradited to the U.S. after being indicted on multiple charges related to a sextortion scheme that tragically led to the death of a South Carolina teenager.

The charges against Lawal include child exploitation resulting in death, production and distribution of child sexual abuse material, coercion and enticement of a minor, cyberstalking resulting in death, interstate threats with intent to extort, and aiding and abetting.

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