‘Our life was shattered’: Mother of Ryan Last addressed defendant Jonathan Kassi after he pleaded to an extortion charge.
“sextortion” scheme that drove a San Jose teen to take his own life
Jonathan Kassi, 26, has been in Santa Clara County jail custody since December and was expected to be released under the terms of a plea agreement with prosecutors in which he admitted to one count of felony extortion of 17-year-old Ryan Last. Two other charges, an additional extortion count and a misdemeanor count of posting a photograph without consent, were dropped in accordance with the plea agreement.
Stuart said the impact on her, her husband and her surviving son has been immeasurable, and that she laments being unaware of the crime that victimized Last. A few weeks after his death, Stuart began speaking publicly with the aim of raising awareness of sextortion schemes to prevent similar tragedies from happening. Late last year, the FBIsince last year, affecting as many as 3,000 adolescents and preadolescents, primarily boys.
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