A university student has been charged with three counts of cyber harassment and two counts of false publication after allegedly extorting men she had intimate encounters with and posting their photos, including those of their relatives, on Facebook when she failed to receive money she demanded.
The accused, Beth Wanja Wangari, also known on Facebook as Mary Nduta, is alleged to have used the account to bully and harass men she met earlier this year, contrary to Section 27(1) as read with Section 27(2) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act.
According to the charge sheet, Wangari, at an unknown location within Kenya and without lawful excuse, sent derogatory and abusive messages to the wife of 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 was told that the accused also posted photos of Maina’s mother-in-law, falsely alleging that she had been a sex worker in Koinange Street, while accusing Maina’s father-in-law of committing incest with his wife.
Wangari is further accused of sending derogatory messages through several WhatsApp numbers. Maina’s wife described the messages as immoral and grossly offensive, saying they caused her significant psychological distress.
On December 16, 2025, Wangari allegedly used one of her WhatsApp accounts to send photos of Maina to one of his female friends, captioned with claims that he was a rapist and a criminal who sodomised boys. Prosecutors said the messages were intended to damage his reputation among his friends and in society at large.
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The following day, December 17, 2025, the accused allegedly posted Maina’s photo on Facebook accusing him of rape and sodomy. The post was publicly accessible and, according to investigators, contained false information intended to discredit him.
On the same day, she is said to have posted a photo of another man, Aron Kiprono (not his real name), whom she had met in December the previous year, accusing him of being a rapist and urging him to surrender to the police.
In Kiprono’s case, the court heard that the dispute arose shortly after the two met. Wangari allegedly claimed to be pregnant with his child four days later, prompting suspicion. Kiprono told investigators that he sent her Sh5,000 before blocking her, believing she intended to extort him. She later allegedly posted his photo on Facebook, portraying him as a sex pest.
Wangari denied the charges before Makadara Law Courts principal magistrate Stephanie Bett. She told the court that she had left her child alone at home when she was arrested
The case is scheduled for hearing on July 10.