Sugar baby, 22, blackmails a father, 55, for $5,000 and threatens to tell his family he had sex with a 17-year-old girl
- Melissa Aras made a fake Facebook account to extort her sugar daddy in 2019
- The 22-year-old threatened to tell the man's family he slept with a 17-year-old
- She used alias Johnny Cox to demand $5,000 be transferred to her bank account
- Aras pleaded guilty to extortion at Brisbane District Court on Wednesday
A sugar baby has avoided jail after she blackmailed a father for $5,000 after threatening to expose fake details of their raunchy relationship.
Melissa Aras tried to make a citizen's arrest on a photographer who took her photo outside Brisbane District Court on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old was moved on by security after she pleaded guilty to extortion following her relationship with the 55-year-old in 2019.
Aras used the Seeking Arrangement dating site to meet the man and set up a fake Facebook account under the name Johnny Cox to bribe him after their meeting.
Melissa Aras made a fake Facebook account to extort her sugar daddy in 2019 (stock image)
Using the fake account, Aras threatened to tell her sugar daddy's family and friends he had slept with a 17-year-old girl unless he transferred $5,000 to her bank account.
The Courier Mail reported the messages read: 'I’m going to need you to transfer $5,000 or else I’ll be showing the message of you and my 17-year-old girlfriend that you met through Seeking Arrangement.
'I have all of your friends, daughter, family and girlfriend’s names saved from Facebook from you contacting me … if you attempt to block me the screenshots of the messages will immediately be going to the people close to you.'
Barrister Penelope White said her client had a troubled childhood and was under financial strain when she sent the messages in May.
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Judge Nicole Kefford said it was no excuse for her actions and sentenced her to 18 months in jail, which was wholly suspended for two years.
Aras' actions left the victim, who wished to remain anonymous, with severe trust issues.
He warned others using dating sites to be vigilant with their messages and accounts after his experience.
'She got it easy with an 18-month suspended sentence,' the victim said.
Aras pleaded guilty to extortion at Brisbane District Court (pictured) on Wednesday
