South Carolina Inmate Sentenced for Sextortion Leading to Suicide

Glenn Daeward Boyd, a 36-year-old South Carolina inmate, was sentenced to nearly 23 years in federal prison for a sextortion scheme that led to the suicide of a 22-year-old Michigan man. While already serving time for violent crimes, Boyd used a contraband cellphone to pose as an 18-year-old woman and later as a 15-year-old girl on the dating app Plenty of Fish, threatening the victim with exposure unless money was paid. Boyd escalated the harassment by also impersonating the fictional girl's grandparents and publicly accusing the victim on Facebook. The victim reported the extortion to police and died by suicide the same day. Boyd was convicted of attempted extortion, stalking, and five counts of wire fraud, and authorities noted he had used similar schemes on other victims previously. The FBI emphasized the importance of online safety and vigilance to prevent such exploitation.