Cody D. Ratliff, 39, of Kerrville, Texas, was arrested on Feb. 9 and was charged with a felony count of intimidation.

A Texas man was arrested after police said he extorted a Naperville teenager while posing as a teenager girl online.

“I just felt my blood get hot, and my heart went down to the center of the earth,” says the 24-year-old, who requested that his name be withheld, citing concerns that the cybercriminals may track him ...