A businesswoman who demanded payments totaling £100,000 from an innocent man has been jailed for extortion. Mother-of-two Deborah Hatton, 42, threatened to “tell everyone” the victim was a pedophile after being told he had abused a friend when he was a child, a court heard. The man, who denied any wrongdoing and is not facing prosecution, was so upset and terrified by the allegations that he became ill, lost weight and considered taking his own life, the court heard. Fearing reprisals, he agreed to pay £250 to Hatton’s unnamed friend, but then contacted the Police. The investigation revealed that Hatton, who runs a dog grooming business, made further repeated demands for weekly payments of £100. According to the Daily Mail, one message sent to him read: “The next visit won’t be from me.” Sentencing her to 16 months in prison, the judge, Abigail Hudson, said: “The way I […]
Source: News Beast
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