MAN JAILED FOR POSING AS GIRL, 16, TO BLACKMAIL BOYS
A man who created a fictitious online persona of a 16-year-old girl in order to threaten and extort numerous teenage boys has been sentenced to 21 years behind bars.
Jay Lang, aged 24, employed the pseudonym "Chloe" to reach out to his victims via social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram.
The targeted individuals were between 11 and 16 years old.
He engaged in sexually suggestive conversations, requesting images or videos from the boys and then used threats to coerce them into sending additional photos or money.
Between April 2018 and November 2021, Lang preyed on 26 victims, mostly from Canvey Island, Benfleet, Basildon, and Southend in Essex.
After admitting to 46 charges, Lang received a 21-year prison term and an extended six-year licensing period.
The court in Basildon handed down the sentence on Friday.
He is expected to serve at least 14 years before becoming eligible for release.
In addition, Lang’s name will remain on the sex offenders' register for life.
His offences include causing or encouraging a child to engage in sexual acts, facilitating child sexual exploitation, arranging or aiding in child sex crimes, promoting child prostitution or pornography, and blackmailing his victims.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A man named Jay Lang, aged 24, from Driftway, Basildon, Essex, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a series of heinous crimes involving online child exploitation and blackmail. The severity of his offenses was detailed during a ...
Prison sentence
21 years
A man named Jay Lang, aged 24, from Driftway, Basildon, Essex, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a series of heinous crimes involving online child exploitation and blackmail
Prison sentence
21 years
Judge Samantha Cohen sentenced Lang to 21 years in prison, with an additional six-year extended license period
Extended sentence
21 years
Judge Samantha Cohen sentenced Lang to 21 years in prison, with an additional six-year extended license period
Court order
life
Furthermore, Lang was ordered to be subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and to remain on the sex offenders' register for life
