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The caller is alleged to have said, \u201cFor $100,000, I\u2019ll go away\u201d after repeated calls, text messages and social media messages over the course of several weeks in June.<\/p>\n

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Now, a Boiling Springs man is facing charges of blackmail, harassment and unlawful communication.<\/p>\n

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The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division said 24-year-old Cameron Elliott Paterson was charged with two counts of harassment \u2013 2nd degree and two counts of unlawful communication on July 2 and blackmail\/extortion on July 6.<\/p>\n

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The allegations were reported to the Spartanburg Police Department, which in turn asked SLED to investigate.<\/p>\n

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Paterson remained in the Spartanburg County Detention Center Wednesday. Bond was set a $1,000 for the harassment charges and $250,000 for extortion\/blackmail.<\/p>\n

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The case will be prosecuted by the 7th Circuit Solicitor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

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The warrants say the repeated calls and texts were made between June 5 and June 30. In some instances numerous phone numbers were used.<\/p>\n

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The victim told Paterson multiple times to stop calling, according to the warrant.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe communications were unwanted and served no legitimate purposes constituting a substantial and unreasonable intrusion into the victim\u2019s private life resulting in mental and emotional distress,\u201d the warrants say.<\/p>\n

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says the victim was contacted via a \u201cphone call, and compelling the victim to do an act with the intent to extort money from the victim by stating, \u201cFor $100,000, I\u2019ll go away.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SLED\u2019s news release did not say how the two knew each other.<\/p>\n

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