Jail for fourth man linked to plan to extort businessman filmed having sex with another man


Mahadevan Edwyn was sentenced to 18 months' jail on Nov 29, 2021.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Three men hatched a plan to extort S$60,000 from a married businessman after he was secretly recorded having sex with another man.

The amount was later reduced to $50,000 but police arrested the trio, including the businessman's personal assistant, before any money could change hands.

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