If a victim under the age of 18 dies, social media companies must now provide parents or guardians of those victims with access to their accounts within 30 days.

Ohio's ban on sexual extortion is named for Braden Markus, an Olentangy High School student who died by suicide in 2021.

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Governor Mike DeWine is set to sign Braden's Law on Wednesday, a significant piece of legislation that will make sextortion a specific crime in Ohio.

making sextortion a felony in the state of Ohio. House Bill 531 was named after Braden Markus, a 15-year-old boy who went to Olentangy High School. He was the victim of a financial sextortion scam ...

Ohio lawmakers passed the bill last month ... "I'm hoping that there's a deterrent," Braden's mother, Jennifer Markus, told the Columbus Dispatch last month. "Knowing that this law is there ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Gov ... known as “Braden’s Law,” on Wednesday, surrounded by Braden Markus’ family and friends. The Olentangy student died by suicide in October 2021, after ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Legal analysis ... 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 a ...

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 of a ...