Prosecutors in Ohio will soon have the authority to pursue criminal charges for sexual extortion and the grooming of children ...

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Braden’s Law, authored by state Rep. Brian Lorenz (R-Powell), was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine Wednesday.

Governor Mike DeWine has signed a new bill into law aimed at protecting individuals from the harmful crime of sextortion. The ...

Braden Markus was contacted by someone on social media in 2021. The person sent him revealing photos posing as a 15-year-old girl, then convinced Markus to send the photos back. After Markus sent ...

The law titled “Braden’s Law” for Braden Markus, a 15-year-old from Delaware County who died by suicide in October 2021 following a sextortion incident. Markus’s family and friends filled the governor ...

Rep. Beth Lear, R-Galena, embraces Jennifer Markus before Gov. Mike DeWine signs Braden's Law at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday. Sextortion schemes that often target minors and caused the death ...

Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation Wednesday named for Olentangy High School football player Braden Markus that criminalizes sexual extortion, which occurs when someone blackmails another person ...

Braden's Law is named after Braden Markus, a Columbus high school student who was just 15 years old when he took his own life after falling victim to sextortion.