A Massachusetts man is in police custody after soliciting nude photos from a Los Angeles County minor while posing as pop star Justin Bieber, authorities said this week. “Excited at the proposition to text with Justin Bieber, the young victim accepted the offer and was directed to set up an account on the social media site, KIK,” the department said in a news release. Asrary, posing as Bieber, began demanding nude photos of the girl and threatened harm if she didn’t cooperate, authorities said. In 2016, Asrary contacted the victim twice and threatened to publish and broadcast the photos she had sent earlier if she didn’t send more nude photos and video, authorities said. Investigators established that Asrary had no actual connection to Bieber, “but simply fabricated the relationship to influence his young victims,” the department said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2017 16:41 UTC