Marysville man accused of extortion after sexual encounter

Published 8:42 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2015

EVERETT — A Marysville man has been arrested for investigation of extortion after allegedly threatening to share a sex video of a woman if she didn’t pay him $1,000 or continue to meet with him.

The suspect, 34, is accused of telling the woman he would send the video of them to her husband, her children’s school and her workplace.

The woman took her concerns to Marysville police detectives.

She told police that she met the suspect on Facebook two weeks ago because they had mutual friends, according to a police report. The next day they met and had sex and later exchanged nude photos by text message.

On Monday, the man allegedly sent her messages saying he had video-recorded their tryst and would share it with others if she didn’t pay him $1,000 or keep seeing him four times a week for two hours at a time.

When she told the Marysville man that she had told her husband, he reportedly told her it would cost her $2,000 for the video and pictures.

The woman told police she was not aware of any video recordings and did not consent to being recorded.

She also said she’d set up a meeting place in Arlington to exchange the money.

The man texted instructions, making it clear that he was watching from nearby.

Police arrested him as he was approaching the woman.

The suspect allegedly admitted that he told the woman she’d need to pay him for the video and pictures, but denied actually recording their encounter.

Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.