Crime & Safety

Sheriff: Woman Demanded Money To Remove Lewd Photos From Internet

A woman is accused of posting photos of a man's genitals on social media and then demanding money to remove them.

Breyanna Helen Dean has been charged with extortion.
Breyanna Helen Dean has been charged with extortion. (Pasco Sheriff)

PORT RICHEY, FL -- A 24-year-old woman is charged with extortion after being accused of posting photos of a man's genitals on social media platforms and then demanding money to remove them.

Pasco County Sheriff's detectives arrested Breyanna Helen Dean of Gulf Highlands Drive Saturday.

Detectives said Dean used the victim's old cell phone to post the photos on his social media sites and then changed the passwords for his accounts to prevent him from deleting the photos. She then demanded money from the victim to get her to remove the photos.

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Dean was taken to the Land O' Lakes Detention Center where bond was set at $10,000.

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