- A real estate agent in Atlanta, Georgia, has been accused of secretly recording a sex tape with a professional athlete, according to federal prosecutors.
- The agent allegedly sent text messages demanding $250,000 and threatening to leak the video.
- The athlete cooperated with the FBI to set up a sting operation.
According to court documents, a real estate agent named Marvavier Rian Hurts from Atlanta, Georgia, is facing charges of attempting to extort a professional athlete. The charges were filed after Hurts secretly recorded their sexual encounter in a hotel without the athlete’s consent.
Hurts allegedly began extorting the athlete a few days after the encounter, demanding $250,000 and threatening to release the tape. The criminal complaint against Hurts includes three counts of interstate communications with intent to extort.
Hurts’ lawyer has not yet responded to Insider’s request for comment.
Over several months, Hurts continued to pressure the athlete to pay him the money in exchange for signing a nondisclosure agreement and keeping the information about the athlete’s sexual history private. The athlete eventually flew to New York and collaborated with the FBI to devise a plan to apprehend Hurts.
Hurts was arrested in Georgia on July 27, and a federal grand jury indicted him on the charges on August 2. The details of the case were first reported by CourtWatch.
The prosecutors’ complaint and indictment reveal that Hurts sent numerous text messages to the athlete, initially ignored by the athlete, threatening to share the sex tape with teammates and family members.
“Please do not let this situation spiral out of control,” Hurts texted the athlete on June 10. “I know too much about you.”
According to the court documents, Hurts persistently messaged the athlete and even reached out to the athlete’s sister on Instagram, asking her to pressure the athlete into accepting his offer.
“I do not want this information to be made public,” Hurts wrote to the athlete’s sister on June 14. “I want to sign an NDA and collect 250k.”
Prosecutors also claimed that Hurts tried to discourage the athlete from involving the authorities by warning that his identity would be exposed in legal filings.
To catch Hurts, the FBI and the athlete devised a sting operation. The athlete traveled to New York and started responding to Hurts’ messages, allowing investigators to obtain a location warrant. This warrant enabled prosecutors to investigate charges of interstate extortion.
In their conversations, the athlete asked Hurts to provide his bank information for a wire transfer, while Hurts insisted on CashApp or cash payments instead.
“Send your bank information so I can wire the money,” the athlete texted Hurts on July 7. “I don’t trust you. Just like you don’t trust me.”
Using the bank account information, the FBI confirmed Hurts’ identity and subsequently arrested him in Georgia. Hurts has not entered a plea at this time.
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