ARVADA, PA — A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with a nationwide sextortion investigation, and detectives are asking additional victims to come forward.
David Ajiri, 25, of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, surrendered to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on March 9 on an arrest warrant obtained by the Arvada Police Department with assistance from the Bensalem Township Police Department.
Investigators believe Ajiri targeted women and girls as young as 14 years old across the United States since at least 2018.
At this time, one victim has been confirmed, but detectives believe there may be many more who have not yet been identified.
According to investigators, Ajiri allegedly used dating apps, friendship apps, and social media platforms to contact victims.
He reportedly convinced victims to send intimate images or videos in exchange for payment.
Detectives say victims were never paid.
When victims confronted him, Ajiri allegedly threatened to send the images or videos to friends, family members, or social media contacts unless they continued providing explicit content, money, or both.
Investigators also found that victims were sometimes sent detailed lists of specific images and videos they were instructed to provide.
Evidence indicates some of the content may have been sold online.
Police say Ajiri may have used the following Instagram accounts: brandoncress87, crort786, mikegreen876, mikegbrandon0, brandc428, nbalifer23, dmol678, davidandrews2054, cro6788, and oc65ks.
Police say he may have also used the following Snapchat accounts: kenslove3, mikebrown867, chris.morris98, and dajiri8535.
Investigators say Ajiri used multiple names while messaging, including Brandon Cress, Brandon Ali, David E, Cristian Ortiz, David Andrews, Dylan M, Damon A, Danny Rodriguez, Dave Jordan, Dave E, Christian Morris, Mike Green, Dylan Michaels, David Jaeger, Anthony, Anthony Matthews, Jay, Jay A, DJay, Mike Brandon, Dante, and Brad Manning.
Anyone who communicated with Ajiri using these accounts or believes they may be a victim is asked to contact the Arvada Police Department at 720-898-7171 and reference Case #AR25004692.
