SINGAPORE, June 2 -- A man who extorted a 16-year-old girl by falsely claiming he was taking legal action against her after she backed out of a "sugar daddy" arrangement was sentenced to jail and caning on Monday.

Marc Justine Landrio Chandramohan, 27, was handed a jail term of two years, 11 months and 10 weeks, and three strokes of the cane, according to a report published in Channel News Asia today.

He will begin serving his sentence on Friday after being granted a few days to settle his debts.

The Singaporean had earlier pleaded guilty to seven charges, including communicating with a minor to obtain commercial sex, abetting the distribution of obscene images and videos, extortion, cheating, making obscene films, and abetting unautho...