Overview

• Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, a 24-year-old from Nigeria, was extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to a sextortion scheme targeting South Carolina teen Gavin Guffey.
• Prosecutors allege Lawal posed as a young woman online, coerced Guffey into sending explicit photos, and threatened to release them unless he paid money.
• Guffey, the son of South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey, died by suicide in July 2022 after being harassed and extorted by Lawal.
• Lawal faces charges including child exploitation resulting in death, child pornography distribution, cyberstalking, and interstate threats, with potential life imprisonment if convicted.
• The case prompted the passage of 'Gavin's Law' in South Carolina, making sextortion a felony and an aggravated felony in cases involving minors or resulting in injury or death.