Man Sexually Extorted Teen Ex For Photos, Bensalem Police Say

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A 20-year-old Berks County man faces sextortion charges and other offenses for creating an Instagram account in which he threatened to post compromising pictures of his ex-girlfriend, police said.

Antonio Nieves of Birdsboro, Berks County, was arraigned earlier this month on misdemeanor counts of sexual extortion, stalking and harassment, police said.

He was released on unsecured bail.

Nieves is accused of attempting to extort his ex-girlfriend by threatening to post compromising photos of her taken when she was a minor on social media.

Police allege Nieves created an anonymous Instagram account that he used to contact and harass an 18-year-old Bensalem woman.

The woman reported that the person with the account harassed her, sent her copies of compromising photos of herself, and threatened to post them online if she did not send more nude photos, police said.

Nieves had a romantic relationship with the woman when she was 16 or 17, which is when the photos were taken, police said.

Police said Nieves created the account and operated it from his home, and he allegedly admitted to creating it to extort the victim. He also admitted to knowing the victim was underage when the photos were taken.