A GERMAN man who tried to blackmail supermodel Cindy Crawford with a photo of her bound and gagged seven-year-old daughter was sentenced to two years in jail yesterday.

A blackmailer who threatened supermodel Cindy Crawford over a photo of her seven-year-old daughter bound and gagged was jailed for two years today.

A 26-year-old man who allegedly tried to blackmail former supermodel Cindy Crawford for US$100,000 (€67,313) has handed himself in to police, German legal officials said today.

A GERMAN has been charged with trying to extort $100,000 (€67,000) from former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her entrepreneur husband Rande Gerber over a photo of their daughter bound to a chair and gagged, authorities said.