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Man sentenced for sextortion scheme involving KU student

By Brian Dulle,

13 days ago

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — An Alabama man has been sentenced in connection with a sextortion case against a University of Kansas student.

Devaris Howard, 21, of Gadsden, Alabama, was sentenced to 41 months in prison by the Douglas County District Attorney Thursday.

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Charges stem from incidents that happened between August and October 2022 when Howard threatened to distribute compromising pictures of the 19-year-old KU student that were taken when she was 13.

She did not comply with his demands and alerted police of his threats.

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The incidents were investigated by the Special Victims Unit of the Lawrence Police Department and the Gadsden, Alabama Police Department.

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