Ronald Bell, a 57-year-old resident of Oro Valley, Arizona, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison for attempting to extort Georgia Tech University.
The case revolved around false allegations of sexual assault made against the university's men's basketball coach, with Bell attempting to profit from the scheme.Arizona man pleads guilty in scheme to falsely accuse Georgia Tech coach of sexual assault
The extortion attempt involved communications with representatives of Georgia Tech, where Bell demanded a substantial sum of money to keep the fictitious sexual assault claim from being reported. In one text exchange, Bell warned that the situation would turn "ugly" if the university failed to comply with his demands. He claimed to have attempted to resolve the matter amicably without damaging Georgia Tech's reputation, but to no avail.
However, as the investigation proceeded, the security guard eventually confessed that his statements were false and that Bell had coerced him into lying to support the fabricated sexual assault claim.
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