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Sexual extortion now a felony in Wisconsin
Bradyn's Law makes sexual extortion a felony with graduated penalties and expands victim compensation to include suicide linked to sextortion, amid rising cyber tip reports.
- At a ceremony in Wisconsin, Evers signed Bradyn's Law, Assembly Bill 201, creating penalties for sexual extortion and honoring Bradyn Bohn, 15, on Monday.
- Bradyn Bohn's death prompted rising sextortion reports to the DOJ Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, increasing from 176 tips in 2023 to 237 in 2024 and 103 in early 2025.
- The law establishes graduated penalties, with most cases carrying up to six years and Class B felonies up to 60 years if a victim dies by suicide; it also adds death and attempted suicide to the Wisconsin DOJ's Crime Victim Compensation Fund retroactively.
- Officials urged residents to report potential child exploitation through the Speak Up, Speak Out system, with resources shared after the bill signing attended by Bradyn's family and community members.
- The FBI reported that scammers use AI tools like deepfakes, with deepfake-related crime increasing by more than 1,500% in the Asia-Pacific region from 2022 to 2023.
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Governor signs law to fight sextortion of teens
A new law in Wisconsin aims to fight the crime of “sextortion” — a manipulative act that’s on the rise, particularly among young people. Under the law signed by Gov. Tony Evers on Monday, sextortion is described as coercing or threatening someone to provide sexual imagery or favors, or threatening to spread sexual or nude photos of a person in exchange for money or services. Punishments for engaging in sextortion are higher, under the law, if th…
Evers signs 'Bradyn's Law' in effort to fight sextortion of teens
A new law in Wisconsin aims to fight the crime of “sextortion” — a manipulative act that's on the rise, particularly among young people. The post Evers signs ‘Bradyn’s Law’ in effort to fight sextortion of teens appeared first on WPR.
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