More victims point to Siloam Springs man accused of rape, sexual extortion

BENTONVILLE — A Siloam Springs man arrested last month in connection with extortion has been arrested again following accusations he raped two girls and extorted several others by threatening to release nude images of them. Matthew Nance, 22, was in court Monday for his third bond hearing in recent weeks. He was arrested in connection with two counts of rape, six counts of sexual extortion and one count of kidnapping. He was arrested last week in connection with sexual extortion. His first arrest was June 20 in connection with four counts of sexual extortion. Prosecutors have not filed formal charges against Nance. He was in the Benton County Jail on Tuesday on a bond of $425,000. Siloam Springs police started investigating in April after the mother of a 17-year-old girl reported an incident, according to a probable cause affidavit. The girl told police she was in Walmart when Nance, who worked for a bank, approached her about opening a checking and savings account. Nance set up the account and asked for her cellphone to set up the mobile banking app, according to the affidavit. The girl said she received a message from someone on Snapchat, and the person threatened to…
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