The second suspect was arrested in the Bitcoin torture plan in New York City

The second suspect was arrested on charges of kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist at Manhattan’s rising house for weeks in an attempt to steal an encrypted currency.

William Dublisi, 32, handed over to the authorities on Tuesday after his alleged partner was arrested last week.

Their alleged victims told the police that he was suspended from the edge of the roof, was shocked by electric wires and attacked with a saw while the attackers demanded that he reveal the Bitcoin password.

Both suspects are accused of kidnapping with the intention of collecting ransom, abuse, illegal imprisonment and other crimes.

The arrests came after the victim managed to escape from a house in Soho, one of the richest neighborhoods in New York, where he was tortured and associated for about three weeks.

According to the police, Mr. Duplessie is the commercial partner of John and Wallz, 37, Which was arrested on Friday.

Mr. Woeltz is an encryption investor from Kentucky and rents the Soho house – where the attacks occurred – for between $ 30,000 (22,000 pounds) and $ 40,000 per month, according to the CBS News partner in BBC.

The investigators in the case also arrested a woman on Friday, but the prosecutors refused to charge her.

The alleged victim, who was not publicly called, told the police that he came to New York from Italy on May 6.

He claimed that upon his arrival at the suspect’s house, Woez took his passport and held the prisoner for 17 days.

Police says he had a weapon that pointed to his head, hit the pistol, and had threats against his family while his attackers demanded that he reveal the word of his passage. It was also claimed that he was forced to smoke cocaine.

The 28 -year -old Italian citizen says that he fled on Friday morning, stained with blood and barefoot, after agreeing to give men the word of his passage.

When they went to get his laptop, the alleged victim says he fled to an eight -bedroom house.

He was reported to the attack and was transferred to the hospital for treatment, says the authorities.

Police says that one of the police searches at home found several polaroids of the victim who was subjected to and tortured, as well as firearms and drugs.

In a separate case in France, The police arrested more than 20 people After a number of kidnappings targeting encrypted entrepreneurs and their families.

The authorities said that the arrests were related to the investigations in an attempt to kidnap a modern in Nantes and an attempt to kidnap a woman and a child in Paris in May.

David Selitzer, a criminal defense lawyer for electronic crime, said such cases are very common.

“It has become something because people think it’s an easy way to get money,” he told CBS partner.

“Instead of stealing a bank, they can kidnap someone and get to Bitcoin wallet or encryption wallet.”