A man who lured a Contra Costa County minor into divulging sexually explicit images, then blackmailed the victim into sending more, has been sentenced to prison for so-called "sextortion", prosecutors said.

The Bay Bulls resident must also register as a sex offender for 10 years and serve three years of supervised release.

A Canadian man will serve two years in prison after he sexually extorted a minor from the East Bay, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said. The suspect was identified as 25-year-old Nicholas Fahey of Gulf Island,