A Houston-area man appeared before a federal judge Tuesday after being charged with running a sextortion scheme where he allegedly hacked into more than 1,000 victim's personal social media accounts and blackmailing them with their intimate photos and videos.
Andrew Venegas, 23, of Magnolia, has allegedly committed these crimes at least since 2021, and was charged with sexual exploitation of minors.
In some instances, investigators allege Venegas already posted them on a website and would blackmail the victims by saying they either had to send more or pay him to get them deleted.Schiffer said, "You have children out there who are believing the lies they’re being fed by these extorters that is your world is going to crumble unless dot, dot, dot."On Tuesday, Venegas appeared for his detention hearing in shackles with his parents present in the courtroom.
Judge Christina Bryan ultimately gave Venegas a $100,000 bond, however he will be placed under house arrest and will have no access to the internet or any electronic devices that can access the internet.
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