Crime & Safety
Detroit Blackmail Case Ends In Arrest Of Atlanta Dominatrix: FBI
Agents apprehended Erica Jean Freeman, 25, at her Fairburn home, according to the FBI's Atlanta Office.

ATLANTA, GA -- An Atlanta dominatrix was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday in a $10,000 blackmail case out of Michigan. Agents apprehended Erica Jean Freeman, 25, at her Fairburn home, according to Special Agent Stephen Emmett from the FBI's Atlanta Office.
Freeman went before a U.S. magistrate judge in Atlanta and has been remanded over to the custody of the U.S. Marshal's Office, Emmett told Patch. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
Freeman, who goes by the moniker “Temptress Nirvana” on social media, is accused of threatening to expose a Detroit man's identity after a months-long online relationship turned sour.
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According to a 21-page complaint, the man forked over thousands of dollars to Freeman, who uses the name @nirvanafetish on Twitter, via PayPal and other accounts, according to news reports.
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The relationship went on for months until Jan. 1, when the man suddenly cut off communication. That's when federal investigators said that Freeman tried to blackmail him, according to the Detroit News.
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— Temptress Nirvana (@NirvanaFetish) August 9, 2017
Freeman is expected to be extradited to Detroit to face charges, the News reports.
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