Businessman ‘blackmailed over son’s sex videos’

A high profile businessman was blackmailed over sex videos involving his transgender son, a court heard. The blackmailer threatened to release videos and images of the sexual encounter to the media unless the tycoon handed over cash. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard the father was ‘a businessman of public standing’ while his son was ‘somebody who struggles with their gender identity and sexuality’. Julie Idowu, prosecuting, said both were ‘well-known public figures’, who cannot be named for legal reasons. Jack Gibson,…