Worker Arrested Over Alleged Blackmail of Girls in Kafr El-Sheikh

A worker has been arrested in Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh governorate on suspicion of blackmailing girls and threatening to publish their private photos.

The Interior Ministry said it had looked into a social media post alleging the abuse. The post was accompanied by a photograph.

According to the ministry’s account, the person who published the post complained about an individual allegedly using private images to threaten the girls.

The information provided did not specify how the suspect allegedly obtained the photos or what he demanded from those targeted. It also did not state how many girls were affected or whether any images had been published.