Hamilton police charge man with harassment and extortion of woman

A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was extorted and repeatedly harassed by someone she met online.

George Condy, of Port Elgin, is charged with criminal harassment as well as four counts of extortion related to incidents involving a woman he allegedly met on an online dating site.

Police say between March 2015 and February 2018, a woman received thousands of text messages and emails from the man.

They say he used an alias to continually harass the woman and threaten to ruin her life.

Police allege Condy also threatened to send personal information about the victim to her family, friends and employer if she did not speak with him.

Hamilton police detectives with the assistance of the Hamilton Police Tech Crime Unit and the Saugeen Shores Police executed a search warrant in Port Elgin on Tuesday and arrested Condy.

Cell phones and computers were also seized from the home by officers.

Police are asking anyone with further information call Detective Chambers or Detective Constable Mendes at 905-546-3817.