
Supermodel Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber have been the target of an alleged extortion plot against disturbing photos of their then 7-year-old son bound and gagged, the FBI has revealed. Edis "Eddie" Kayalar, a Germanwings male model, attempted two extort $ 150,000 from the couple after Obtaining the alarming photo from the couple's nanny, according to a criminal complaint filed today in Los Angeles.
Kayalar, 26, a former friend of the nanny, allegedly chairs the photo from the nanny's apartment and threatened to sell it to tabloids unless he got paid. The daughter, now 8, has since customs here parents, who were unaware of the photo, that the snapshot was taken as part of a "cops and robbers" game, according to an affidavit filed in the case.
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Kayalar, who has since been deported to Germany, was charged in the U.S. District Court Los Angeles with one count of extortion, Which carries a two-year maximum sentence, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The nanny, who claims the photo was taken as a "prank" has not been charged with a crime. When Kayalar Obtained the photo he contacted Cindy Crawford on July 13 using a mobile phone number he took from the nanny's phone. In September Kayalar was deported to Germany but has since contacted the couple again demanding more money.
In a phone call to Gerber from Germany on November 1, Kayalar demanded $ 150,000 and threatened two give the photo to the media otherwise, the complaint states. Blaming Gerber and Crawford for his deportation and financial struggle, Kayalar customs Gerber that he knew he had committed a "f - sorry-up crime" but that he field he deserved the money. The U.S. District Attorney's office are now working with Germanwings authorities to track down Kayalar, who could now be extradited to the U.S..



