A Dutch Court Has Sentenced a Man Convicted in a Notorious Canadian Cyberbullying Case to 6 Years

Published on December 21, 2023

AMSTERDAM—A Dutch man, who was convicted in British Columbia of charges including extortion and harassment related to a Canadian teenager who took her own life after he blackmailed her online, had his sentence cut on Dec. 21 by an Amsterdam court from 13 years to six. Aydin Coban wasn’t present in Amsterdam District Court for a brief hearing to announce the sentence. His lawyer, Robert Malewicz, said he would appeal the decision to the Dutch Supreme Court. Mr. Coban was extradited from the Netherlands to Canada in 2020 to stand trial on charges linked to Amanda Todd, who took her own life in 2012 at the age of 15 after posting a video that described being tormented by an online harasser. Mr. Coban was born in 1978, according to court documents, making him 44 or 45....

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