MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- A former Manchester City youth goalkeeper was jailed for 20 months on Friday for blackmailing a Premier League player by threatening to sell a sex video.
Ashley Timms demanded 15,000 pounds ($26,400) between March and April from the international player, who was not named for legal reasons at Manchester Crown Court.
"It has really made me feel I can't trust anyone and I feel quite insecure and if I meet anyone now, I constantly feel they're after my money," the player said in a statement to the court.
Timms used a mobile phone to video the player having sex with a 19-year-old woman at the player's home last September.
Timms, whose friendship with the player had waned as his own career faltered, pestered him for cash to use as a deposit on a house in return for selling him the video.
"The abuse of your friendship for simple greed is an aggravating feature," judge Andrew Gilbart told the court. "This was a calculated attempt to extract money for your own benefit."
Timms said he destroyed the video footage, which was never recovered.
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