A university student has been charged with multiple cybercrime offences after allegedly extorting men she had intimate encounters with and publishing their photos, as well as images of their relatives, on social media when they failed to pay money she demanded.
The accused, Beth Wanja Wangari, also known on Facebook as Mary Nduta, is facing three counts of cyber harassment and two counts of false publication, contrary to Section 27(1) as read with Section 27(2) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act.
According to the charge sheet, Wangari allegedly used her Facebook and WhatsApp accounts to harass, bully, and defame men she met earlier this year. Prosecutors told the court that the harassment escalated whenever the men declined to send her money.
In one incident, Wangari is accused of sending derogatory and abusive messages to the wife of a man identified as Alex Maina (not his real name). The messages allegedly urged the woman to “observe cleanliness” in the bedroom, while claiming that her husband preferred Wangari because she was “very clean.”
The court further heard that Wangari posted photos of Maina’s mother-in-law on Facebook, falsely alleging that she was a former sex worker in Nairobi’s Koinange Street. She also allegedly accused Maina’s father-in-law of committing incest with his wife.
Prosecutors said Wangari used several WhatsApp numbers to send defamatory messages, which Maina’s wife described as immoral, grossly offensive, and psychologically distressing.
On December 16, 2025, Wangari allegedly sent photos of Maina to one of his female friends via WhatsApp, falsely accusing him of being a rapist and criminal who sodomised boys. The following day, she is said to have posted Maina’s photo on Facebook, publicly accusing him of rape and sodomy in posts investigators say were false and intended to damage his reputation.
In a separate case, Wangari is accused of defaming another man, Aron Kiprono (not his real name), whom she allegedly met in December 2024. The court heard that Wangari claimed to be pregnant four days after meeting Kiprono, prompting suspicion. Kiprono told investigators that he sent her KSh5,000 before blocking her, believing she was attempting to extort him.
She later allegedly posted Kiprono’s photo on Facebook, portraying him as a rapist and sex pest and urging him to surrender to police.
Wangari denied all charges before Makadara Law Courts principal magistrate Stephanie Bett. She told the court that she had left her child alone at home at the time of her arrest.
The case is scheduled for hearing on July 10.
