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Cambridge blackmailer jailed for threatening to harm family




A blackmailer who threatened to rape a man’s partner and harm his children has been jailed for 16 months.

Jason Farr, 38, called the victim at his home in Cambridge from a number unknown to him on the evening of June 13 last year. Farr said the victim owed a man £1,100 for a motorbike.

Jason Farr
Jason Farr

Farr, who was not previously known to the victim, became abusive and threatened to rape his wife and harm his children if he didn’t pay.

Farr called again and left a voicemail repeating the threat.

The two had no further contact until about 9.30am on November 10 last year when the victim confronted Farr outside Sainsbury’s in Trumpington after recognising him from Facebook.

Farr was interviewed under caution as part of the investigation and then charged with blackmail.

On Tuesday (October 31), at Cambridge Crown Court, Farr, of Holbrook Road, Cambridge, was jailed for 16 months having pleaded guilty to blackmail.

A five-year restraining order was also applied at the sentencing.

DC Antonio Fernandez said: “Jason Farr made aggressive and disturbing threats so I am delighted he has faced justice. It should also act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of making these types of threats.”



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