A University of Northern Iowa student was arrested Feb. 4 on charges of extortion. Bradley Richard Williams, 28, marketing major, is accused of extorting money and sex acts from a Bettendorf woman. Williams resides in La Porte City.
According to court documents, Williams contacted the woman through Facebook last fall while claiming to be a modeling agent. The two began a correspondence and later met in Cedar Rapids for her photos to be taken. Before the pictures were taken, Williams requested the two have sex. Afterwards, he took pictures, some of which featured the woman nude.
Williams later contacted the woman about the photos and a video he made of the two having sex. Williams then threatened to post the video and pictures online unless she paid him $150 and had sex with him again. After complying with his demands, Williams contacted her again for more money and sex acts.
Details of the womans account were confirmed by investigators through hotel records, and she was able to pick Williams out of a photo lineup, according to court documents. Bond is set at $10,000.
