Overview
- Prosecutors allege the 43-year-old posed as a woman on dating apps to obtain intimate images, then threatened to publish them unless victims paid.
- Demands reportedly started at 2,000–3,000 pesos and rose to as much as 12,000, with case files noting one victim transferred about 4,500 pesos.
- The investigation began after a man identified as Marco Antonio N. reported being extorted between May 14 and 20 while using dating apps.
- Authorities tracked phone numbers and financial accounts to a residence in Colonia Juan Pablo II in Mérida, where state police made the Nov. 28 arrest.
- Officials released video of the apprehension this week, and the suspect has been moved to the specialized extortion and kidnapping unit in Cancún at a judge’s disposal.