The man, who comes from the Umeå area and is in his 30s, is said to have sent around 25 text messages to the man in the threatened family.
If he did not get 21,000 kroner, he threatened both with violence and to spread a degrading film in which the man in the family is said to have appeared.
- Hey, I'm giving you one last chance to make it right for you.
Swish SEK 2000 to this number before the end of the day.
Otherwise we will come to your house, he writes in one of the text messages.
The man in the threatened family was hospitalized at the time when the threats poured in.
- It makes me feel awful.
First I was shocked and then I was pissed... Then the fear is back, says the woman in the family.
Found grow tent for cannabis in the apartment
The man himself claims that he is not guilty and it could be one of his friends who sent the messages from his phone.
He is now charged with two counts of attempted extortion, theft and drug offences.
Police found a grow tent with cannabis plants in his apartment during a search.