A buxom British OnlyFans model has admitted blackmailing a married man by threatening to tell his wife he’d been ogling her pictures, police revealed Wednesday.
Bethan Guy, whose raunchy account features nude photos and explicit videos, initially forced the unidentified victim to fork over the equivalent of nearly $600 after they connected on Snapchat in 2022, according to police in her hometown of Swindon.
The 29-year-old scammer then spent several days demanding extra cash from the married man as she vowed to expose him to his wife.
“I felt trapped and helpless,” the victim said in a statement read out during the model’s sentencing at Swindon Crown Court.
“I didn’t have enough money to pay my rent and bills, which was a huge strain for me.
“I felt I had no choice but to pay the money, as she had made the threats very clear and I was afraid of the devastating effect it would have on my life if I didn’t pay,” he added.
Guy’s blackmailing attempts were eventually thwarted when the “helpless” victim finally went to cops.
She was arrested and charged with blackmail — but continued brazenly promoting her OnlyFans account while awaiting trial, the SWNS news agency reported.
During her Oct. 15 sentencing, Guy narrowly avoided prison after a judge slapped her with a two-year suspended sentence.
She was also ordered to carry out 225 hours of volunteer work, undergo mental health treatment and pay her victim compensation of around $600, the amount she first tricked him into forking over.
“Sadly we are seeing increasing numbers of people being blackmailed through social media sites,” Wiltshire Police DC Emma Rossiter said after the sentencing.
“If you’ve been a victim we’d like you to remember, whatever has happened is not your fault, even though you might have been told it is.
“We understand that it might be difficult to report this type of crime to us but we are here to listen and help where we can,” Rossiter added.
