Sexual exploitation victim accused of trying to extort suspect from an earlier investigation

Brandon Police Service Media Release

As part of a continued investigation into a Sexually Exploited Youth that resulted in an adult male arrested for Uttering Threats and Obtaining Sexual Services from a Person Under 18 years of age on February 27^th 2018. Police arrested the female youth on Tuesday afternoon after learning that the youth sent a message to the male suspect stating that she would make the charges go away in exchange for a cash payment. The 17-year-old female youth was arrested for Obstruct Justice and Extortion. She was released to attend Court in April.