That was followed with a video of the two of them in bed and a warning that the entire encounter had been recorded and would be posted on social media and sent to his wife unless he paid £25,000 by midnight that day. One hour later, a response came through saying: “No. Ms Haque said: “The victim sent a message saying ‘thank you and safe travels’, a reference referred to Ilyas saying he was travelling to Oxford and saying he was a nurse who worked there.” They again had sex after talking for a while, with Ilyas encouraging him to confide his fears about why he was nervous about meeting up.
One victim was "effectively held hostage" in a bedroom while being recorded, before being driven round in a car for about three hours while threats were made that they would visit his home and tell his wife and children, LancsLive has reported.