Daniel Stepien jailed for blackmailing teenager over photos

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Daniel Stepien was jailed for three and a half years for blackmailing a teenager, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 8 November 2022. The blackmail involved a demand for €10,000 with menace in Clonsilla, Dublin.

The judge described Stepien as having the highest level of culpability and took a separate cannabis offence into account when sentencing him. The report said he admitted possessing cannabis plants found at his home.