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Goalkeeper jailed for blackmail
Goalkeeper jailed for blackmail
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2008
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PA News
A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video has been jailed for 20 months.
Ex-Manchester City trainee Ashley Timms, 22, demanded £15,000 from the star, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Timms, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, made a series of threats to publish the images if he was not paid the cash.
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