Trial starts in Amsterdam for Dutchman linked to Amanda Todd cyberbullying case
The mother of Amanda Todd says she is relieved that a trial began Wednesday in the Netherlands for a Dutch man who is also accused in Canada of sexually extorting her daughter.
“It gave me a feeling that, ‘Yes, this is finally happening,’ ” said Carol Todd of Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Aydin Coban, 38, is in an Amsterdam court facing charges of child pornography, extortion and child luring involving 34 girls and five gay men.
Coban also faces five charges related to Todd, who killed herself in 2012 at the age of 15 after being bullied over nude photos posted on social media by an online harasser. The teen’s emotional video posted online before she died explaining what happened to here was viewed by millions around the world.