A crime that caused a young man to take his own life has been turned into a new law with strict penalties. The crime of sextortion is now a felony in Ohio. Braden's Law recently went into effect. It's ...

A presentation to educate parents and teens about online dangers will come to the Grand Theater on Wednesday, April 30.

The free event called “Protecting Our Youth: Understanding Sextortion” will be held on Wednesday, April 30th at the Grand ...

In a troubling trend that threatens the safety and mental well-being of America’s youth, a devastating spike in online sextortion cases has led to numerous tragic outcomes, including the suicides of ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) -- A community event held later this month will aim at educating people on the dangers of sextortion. Protecting Our Youth: Understanding Sextortion will be held on Wednesday, ...

A former Qualcomm vice president was convicted by a San Diego federal jury Tuesday of wire fraud and money laundering in ...

The law is named after Braden Markus, a 15-year-old boy who went to Olentangy High School and was a victim of a financial ...

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine is backing a new Ohio Senate bill that would prohibit students from using cell phones during the ...

More than two dozen sextortion cases have been reported in Naperville in the past two years, according to recent information ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Meta is expanding their Instagram Teen Accounts to include both Facebook and Messenger. Since the launch of the program on Instagram, 54 million teens have signed up for those ...

A group of Wisconsin lawmakers filed “Bradyn's Law” this week in Madison, trying to increase the penalties for sextortion — ...