Naples man sentenced for hacking into teens’ social media accounts, demanding nudes

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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Jorge Ingunza Jr.
Jorge Ingunza Jr. (Credit: CCSO booking photo)

A Naples man who hacked into the social media accounts of teenagers in order to extort their friends has been sentenced to 29 years in prison.

Jorge Ingunza, 23, of Naples, was convicted on 102 counts of various charges involving the exploitation of children.

He was arrested April 3, 2019, following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s
Office. Ingunza hacked into various teenagers’ SnapChat and Instagram accounts and accessed their personal information. He would then pose as the original account user and attempt to extort their friends from their contact lists in the social media apps, demanding nude photos.

Some of the teenagers found out their accounts were hacked and reported it to law enforcement.

Child pornography was located on one of the defendant’s cell phones, including images
that are known child pornography as cataloged by the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.

There were six local victims and six victims from out of state.

Ingunza was sentenced on the following:

• Transmission of Child Pornography, Third Degree Felony, 6 counts
• Possession of Child Pornography, Third Degree Felony, 33 counts
• Possession of Child Pornography, Second Degree Felony, 30 counts
• Threats, Extortion, Second Degree Felony, 8 counts
• Offenses Against Computer Users, Third Degree Felony, 5 counts
• Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance, Second Degree Felony, 17 counts
• Promoting Sexual Performance by a Child, Second Degree Felony, 2 counts
• Possessing Child Pornography with Intent to Promote, Second Degree Felony, 1 count

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