Files named 'Amanda Todd' found on device seized from accused in sextortion case

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details and may affect those who have been targeted for sextortion, or know someone affected by it.

A digital detective with the Dutch national police force says he discovered files containing the words ‘Amanda Todd’ on a hard drive seized from the man on trial in B.C. Supreme Court for sextorting the 15-year-old.

Testifying Tuesday, Det. Frank van der Molen said one of the files he found appeared to have been attached to a 260-second long video and another may have been connected to a Facebook profile.

The Dutch police officer’s evidence marks the first time in the past three weeks the jury