gang attempted to steal tens of thousands of pounds from two married businessmen after having sex with them, a court heard. Kamar Ilyas, 34, had intercourse with the two victims, who felt compelled to hide their sexuality from their families, before the plot developed into sinister threats.
The scheme involved threatening to expose their victims by telling their wives and sharing explicit footage of the sexual encounters on social media.
Both victims were married to women but directly messaged Ilyas, who was using fake names both on male escort websites and the dating app Grindr.
They pair were persuaded to meet up but quickly realised they were victims of blackmail plots in which they were ordered to pay up or face consequences, report Manchester Evening News.