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Report: Michigan State incoming CB arrested, charged with extorting underage girl
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Michigan State football signee and cornerback Steffan Johnson has been arrested and charged for extortion directing or promoting sexual performance by a child, according to a report from Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press. The news broke on Thursday.
According to the report, Johnson is in jail and was charged with the crime in North Port, Florida. From the Detroit Free Press:
The 18-year-old Johnson accused of threatening a juvenile female of posting sexual videos of the alleged victim on social media. The video allegedly was recorded when the victim was 15 and Johnson was 17, according to police, and Johnson is accused to have “threatened to injure the reputation” of the victim.
The girl met Johnson at the end of a street near the girl’s home, according to police. When she denied Johnson a kiss and walked home, she reportedly “received a video of herself performing oral sexual acts” on Johnson through a text message.
Johnson is 3-star recruit in the 2021 class and is a member of Mel Tucker’s first full recruiting cycle. He’s ranked as the No. 141 cornerback in the class, per 247Sports.
Johnson was scheduled to arrive on campus over the summer. Michigan State has not issued a statement at this time.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB