A former TV weatherman has been arrested for allegedly making a secret intercourse tape after which threatening to launch it — as cops warned he might have extra alleged victims.
Josh Fitzpatrick, who labored at 29News in Charlottesville, Virginia, is accused of secretly filming his accuser throughout a “consensual sexual encounter,” police mentioned.
The alleged sufferer reported the incident in February, telling cops the 42-year-old meteorologist had subsequently “extorted and threatened” them with the discharge of the clip.
Investigators mentioned Fitzpatrick relocated to Ohio shortly after the probe kicked off.
He was nabbed there with the assistance of Ohio legislation enforcement on Tuesday, cops mentioned.
Fitzpatrick was slapped with fees of sexual extortion and illegal creation of a picture of one other.
Police warned the previous weatherman, who’s in custody pending his extradition again to Virginia, might have extra victims — and urged others to come back ahead.
His former employer lined information of his arrest however stopped in need of releasing a press release.
The outlet mentioned he left his place on the TV station in early March.
