A gay porn star allegedly blackmailed a wealthy California man out of $ 500,000 by threatening to reveal details of his personal life . Teofil Brank , better known by his stage name Jarec Wentworth , was arrested on March 4 by the FBI in Los Angeles . Investigators said he tried to exact the ownership of a condo and $ 1 million in cash from the victim , who has only been identified as D.B . Teofil Brank , better known by his stage name Jarec Wentworth , was arrested on March 4 by the FBI in Los Angeles on blackmail charges . Investigators said Brank tried to exact the ownership of a condo and $ 1 million in cash from the victim . In a March 20 indictment , Brank was charged with felony extortion by threatening to injure someone 's reputation . He faces up to two years in prison . In text messages to the victim , Brank threatened to post photos and other details of the man 's trysts through his Twitter account , according to the affidavit . Prosecutors said the accused published a damaging comment online about the unidentified man , then removed it , the LA Times reported . The porn star wrote in text messages to the victim in February : ' I 'm just going to bite hard . I want a new car , motorcycle and both hands full of cash . ' ' I do have a twitter and your photos . Lies can be made or maybe it 's the truth . ' He went on : 'Check my twitter , the conversation will grown [ sic ] and questions will be asked . You lied to me and treated me like s*** . I asked again and you put it behind you . Now it 's biting your a** ' D.B 's attorneys contacted the FBI and Brank was arrested in a sting operation after the two men met up in a coffee shop where the porn star had made demands to be given cash and the title for an Audi R8 worth $ 180,000 . Brank was found in possession of a revolver on his arrest . Brank was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday for a bail review hearing . He was previously denied bail as the judge deemed him a flight risk . Brank 's attorneys appealed the decision . The porn star 's public defenders also asked that the name of his victim be revealed arguing that D.B allegedly paid Brank for sex . A trial has been scheduled for May 12 . Teofil Brank ( pictured right ) is better known by his porn stage name Jarec Wentworth . He faces up to two years in jail over the blackmail charges .
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