Victim paid thousands, suffered stroke in prostitution extortion nightmare

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A married man was forced to cough up thousands of euros as he was relentlessly blackmailed after seeking prostitution services, a court heard in a harrowing account on Monday. The 71-year-old man told police how the violent and relentless extortion even led to a stroke as he was coerced to transfer €14, 000 to a...