An 'adult model' who blackmailed a married man for buying her nude pictures has admitted to 'stupidity'. 

Bethan Guy, 26, of King John Street, was given a suspended sentence for the blackmail plot that saw her sextort her victim. 

She met the married man via Snapchat who paid her for adult content of herself, but she then threatened to tell his partner unless he stumped up more cash. 

After a delay, Guy appeared at Swindon Crown Court on October 15 for sentencing.

The victim, who was granted anonymity in court, said they were left feeling "trapped and helpless" because of Guy's actions. 

And it has now surfaced that Guy addressed her crime in a public statement on her Instagram page in July, before when she was originally supposed to be sentenced in August

She said that what she did was  “a mistake and stupidity”.

Adding: “If I could go back to the moment it happened I would because it honestly was just a mistake but this small mistake has now cost me so much pain and dread I can’t even explain.

“If I could give anyone advice it’ll be don’t think you’re untouchable because something will catch up one day.”

She was given a two-year suspended sentence, ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 12 sessions of mental health treatment and £450 in compensation to be paid to the victim.

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Wiltshire Police has said that this kind of 'sextortion' is becoming more and more common. 

DC Emma Rossiter said: "Sadly we are seeing increasing numbers of people being blackmailed through social media sites. 

“If you’ve been a victim we’d like you to remember, whatever has happened is not your fault, even though you might have been told it is.

"We understand that it might be difficult to report this type of crime to us but we are here to listen and help where we can."

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