Geoffrey Edelsten’s fixation with dating younger women turned him into a paranoid old fool during his final years as he fell victim to a blackmail attempt on at least one occasion.

Leaked emails between Edelsten and a journalist from January 2018 reveal how a European prostitute known as ‘Sonja’ conned him out of thousands of dollars after they made contact on a sugar daddy website in 2016.

Despite never meeting in person, the prostitute convinced the ailing multimillionaire to send her money and fund her international travel – before she demanded €2,500 from him or she’d speak to the press.

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