Atlanta real estate agent arrested for sexual blackmail of professional athlete

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Between June and July, after real estate agent Marvavier Rian Hurts and the athlete, whose identity is protected in court filings, had sex in a hotel where Hurts recorded him without permission, federal prosecutors alleged. Days later, Hurts began extorting the athlete, per the criminal complaint charging Hurts with three counts of interstate communications with intent to extort.

A lawyer for Hurts did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.

For months, Hurts pressured the athlete to send him $250,000 in order to protect information about his sexual history and block the release of the tape, promising to sign a nondisclosure agreement in return — until the athlete flew to New York and worked with the FBI to devise a plan to track Hurts down, per the complaint.

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