They dated when she was 17.
"It's hard not to cry about it."
Police say a man entered the supermarket armed with a large knife.
The device was found during a search warrant in Christchurch.
Pledger failed to appear in a Melbourne court on Tuesday.
Six young people were arrested, including a 14-year-old with a knife.
The Government says the law will punish offenders who continue to harm people.
The man sustained serious injuries at a property overnight.
More than half of the sextortion victims are young males aged between 13 and 21.