Dutch man on trial in Canada for cyberbullying teen before suicide


Coban is facing five charges including possession of child pornography, criminal harassment and extortion. He has pleaded not guilty. — Family photo created by jcomp - www.freepik.com

MONTREAL: The trial of a Dutch man accused of the online harassment of a Canadian teen, who eventually told her story on YouTube before dying by suicide in 2012, has begun in western Canada.

“This is Amanda’s moment,” her mother Carol Todd told the British Columbia Supreme Court in New Westminster at the start of the proceedings, which are expected to last seven weeks.

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