Five more people sent to trial over blackmail with intimate images
Five more defendants in the Car Vertical case have been sent to court, and victims are asking for up to 200,000 lei in moral damages.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
Victims can ask the court for moral damages of up to 200,000 lei. For blackmail and money laundering, the Criminal Code provides five to 10 years in prison and fines of up to one million lei. Sharing intimate images can bring up to two years in prison.
What happened
Prosecutors from PCCOCS sent five people to trial in the Car Vertical case, including three students from Balti and a nurse. They are accused of illegally sharing over 30,000 intimate photos and nearly 6,000 videos on Telegram and of blackmailing some victims. In total, eight people have now been sent to court.
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- Prosecutors say about 40 victims are named in the case, among them schoolgirls, models, journalists and daughters of mayoral candidates.
- The channel's co-administrator allegedly obtained about 19,000 euro from blackmailing other victims.
- Prosecutors seized a BMW X5, a Ford Focus and a Skoda Superb for possible confiscation.
- The de facto administrator of the channel, a 19-year-old, was detained on 27 March 2026.
- The Car Vertical Telegram channel has been closed, and the investigation continues into other channels and platforms.
Original sources
- Manechine, jurnaliste, sportive de performanță și fiice de candidați la primărie, șantajate cu imagini intime. Cinci persoane, trimise în judecată · in RomanianRead it on Moldova 1
- Dosarul „Car Vertical”: Eleve, manechine, jurnaliste și fiice ale unor candidați la primărie, printre victimele șantajului cu imagini intime · in RomanianRead it on Radio Moldova
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