Former substitute teacher sentenced to 40 years for 'sextortion' scheme targeting minors
The man's schedule targeted at least 23 children.
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The man's schedule targeted at least 23 children.
Prosecutors said he created online personas of girls to trick dozens of boys and adults into sending him nude images, then threatening to share them if they didn't send more.
Mitchell James Ottinger, 25, pleaded guilty to the so-called "catfishing" scheme in U.S. District Court this week.
A 25-year-old man from Carver has pleaded guilty to a years-long sextortion scheme involving at least 10 minors, including some he knew from the school district where he worked.
Prosecutors say 25-year-old substitute teacher Mitchell James Ottinger pleaded guilty in an sextortion scheme involving students from the district where he worked.