FBI captures Bangladeshi fugitive extradited in massive online child sextortion case

A Bangladeshi national extradited from Malaysia this week is accused of carrying out one of the most prolific alleged online child exploitation schemes the United States has ever seen in a wide-ranging sextortion operation.

Prosecutors allege Zobaidul Amin posed as a teenager on Instagram and Snapchat and coerced hundreds of minor victims — some as young as 11 — into producing sexually explicit images and videos. Authorities said he then threatened to share those images with friends, family and classmates unless the victims sent more.