Teen tricked into filming lewd videos by male classmate posing as online 'beauty'

A 16-year-old teenager was coerced into recording lewd videos of himself to impress a supposed "beauty", who turned out to be a female persona created by his male classmate.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the classmate and his friend later used the footage to extort S$2,450 from the teen.

The two defendants, identified as A and B, are 17 and 18 years old respectively.

B, who assisted A in the blackmail, faced two charges of cheating and blackmail on July 30. He pleaded guilty to one, with the other taken into consideration during sentencing.

The teen's identity is protected by a gag order.

Teen asked to soak genitals in chilli oil and record himself masturbating

In February 2023, A posed as a girl named "Bella" and initiated contact with the victim via Instagram.

The two began an online relationship and soon became "romantically involved".

A then instructed the victim to perform a series of lewd and harmful acts, including soaking his genitals in chilli oil, using a lighter to burn his hair, and masturbating in front of the camera.

A recorded the victim performing the acts and later shared the footage with B.

A and B conspired to blackmail the victim, threatening to release the videos if he did not comply with their demands and hand over the money.

Between July and December, the duo extorted a total of S$2,450 from the victim on five separate occasions.

Teen lodged police report

Court documents showed that B was arrested on June 10 last year after the victim lodged a police report.

It was during the police investigations that the identities of A and B were discovered.

The prosecution noted that A's case is still pending. Given that B was under 20 years old at the time of the offences, they argued that rehabilitation should take precedence in the sentencing.

They requested that B undergo a probation assessment.

The judge granted the application, and the case was adjourned to September 15 for sentencing.