Burnaby man gets nearly 3.5 years in jail for sextortion of teen girls

Victims he admitted extorting

9 victims

Anwer Jelassi, now 22, pleaded guilty to extorting nine victims in 2022 and 2023, eight of them under 18. Court heard he demanded up to $200 and threatened to send their explicit photos to friends, followers or schools.

Other charges he pleaded guilty to

• Distributing child pornography
• Publishing intimate images without consent
• Voyeurism
• Breaching a release undertaking

He also pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography, publishing intimate images without consent, voyeurism and breaching a release undertaking.

Years on the sex offender registry

20 years

A British Columbia provincial court judge cited his persistence after three arrests and the victims' ages as aggravating factors. He must stay on the sex offender registry for 20 years.