A 19-year-old man from Temecula, California has been arrested for 'sextorting' Miss Teen U.S.A. Cassidy Wolf after he allegedly hacked into a webcam in her bedroom and took pictures as she undressed, according to Daily Mail.
Jared James Abrahams surrendered to FBI agents in Orange County on Thursday. He is accused of cybercrimes and investigators who have been probing the teen since March said more than a dozen other victims had been identified.
Wolf, who was crowned Miss U.S.A. in August after winning Miss California Teen, revealed she received an anonymous email from someone claiming to have taken nude photographs of her using her own webcam. She said the hacker threatened to go public with images unless she sent him more naked pictures, videos or logged in to Skype for five minutes and gave him a 'special performance'
According to the Los Angeles Times, an FBI affidavit alleges Abrahams threatened to transform one victim's 'dream of being a model... into (her being) a porn star' if she didn't do what he said. It's not clear whether this was Wolf as the affidavit does not name the victims. Abraham's home was raided in June and FBI agents seized computers, cell phones and hacking software, according to court records. The newly crown Miss Teen USA came forward in August with new details of the shocking cyber ordeal.
Without her knowledge, the hacker, now believed to be Abrahams, could watch and photograph Wolf and contacted Wolf, threatening to go public with the photos unless she gave him a special 'performance.' The college freshman said she was speaking out against so-called 'sextortion' in order to spread the word and teach other young women to be careful.
