Extorting WSU student ends with prison

COLFAX — A Georgia man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for threatening to expose a woman’s nude photos if she didn’t send him more.

Jordan Bowen, 24, of Newman, Georgia, pled guilty on April 30 in Whitman County Superior Court to extortion in the second degree with sexual motivation. He was sentenced to more than a year in prison, three years of court supervision, and is required to register as a sex offender.

“After serving his prison time here, Mr. Bowen will return to Georgia where he faces more prison time,” said Whitman County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Dan LeBeau.

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