Accused crypto creep charged in sick SoHo kidnap, torture case freed on $250K bond
William Duplessie, a crypto millionaire, has been released on a $250,000 bond after being accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian investor in SoHo. He is expected to stay in Florida while awaiting trial. Duplessie's co-defendant, John Woeltz, allegedly orchestrated the plot that led to the victim's abuse.
- ▪William Duplessie was released from Rikers Island after his mother posted bail.
- ▪He is accused of torturing Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan for two weeks in a SoHo townhouse.
- ▪Duplessie will be under house arrest and required to wear a monitoring bracelet.
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Metro Accused crypto creep charged in sick SoHo kidnap, torture case freed on $250K bond By Ben Kochman, Steven Vago and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published May 28, 2026, 4:35 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A crypto millionaire accused of kidnapping and torturing a competitor inside a ritzy SoHo townhouse was sprung from Rikers Island Thursday after his mom turned up in Manhattan court to bail him out. Accused crypto creep William Duplessie, 33, was cut loose on a $250,000 bond and is now expected to hole up in comfort in Florida as he awaits trial for allegedly abusing Italian investor Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan inside a Prince Street home for two weeks last year.
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