US EditionDocs: Hailey Buzbee communicated with suspect more than a year before disappearance
Legislators propose expanding Amber Alerts and enforcing parental consent on social media for under-16s, driven by Hailey Buzbee's case and over 100,000 petition signatures.
- At the Indiana Statehouse, lawmakers proposed expanding alert criteria after Hailey Buzbee's death, with an amendment to House Bill 1303 introduced on Feb. 10.
- Investigators say Buzbee communicated with an adult via online gaming and Session, prompting lawmakers to address the alert classification gap.
- The suspect, Tyler Thomas, was detained, faces charges of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and tampering with evidence, with a $1.5 million bond, and searches uncovered alleged child sexual abuse material and evidence seized from a black 2014 Acura.
- Lawmakers would require targeted platforms to bar children under 16 from creating accounts without verified parental consent, restrict teen data marketing, and mandate yearly grooming training in schools.
- A petition with more than 100,000 signatures supports 'Hailey's Law,' and Indiana lawmakers scheduled the HB 1303 amendment for committee on Feb. 10, as the session nears adjournment.
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Creep charged after dismembered body of missing Indiana teen Hailey Buzbee found in Ohio
The Ohio creep linked to the death of missing Indiana teen Hailey Buzbee traded disturbing messages and photos with the girl a year before snatching her from her home last month – then led investigators to where her dismembered body was buried, federal prosecutors said.
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106.7 WTLCHailey’s Law; Indiana Targets Amber Alerts and Online Safety
Source: (Photo: Abdul-Hakim Shabazz/WIBC) STATEHOUSE — The death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee has sparked an urgent push at the Indiana Statehouse to overhaul child safety laws. Hailey, a Hamilton Southeastern High School student from Fishers, was found dead in Ohio after being lured from her home by Tyler Thomas, whom she met through online gaming. Because her disappearance was initially labeled as a runaway case, it did not meet the strict cri…
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