Ohio State University has canceled in-person classes on its Columbus campus on Monday, the first day back after winter break, according to OSU's Department of Public Safety. The National Weather ...

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

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Braden’s Law, authored by state Rep. Brian Lorenz (R-Powell), was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine Wednesday. The bill, named after Braden Markus, an Olentangy High School student, ...

is named after a central Ohio teenager who died by suicide after falling victim to sexual extortion. Braden Markus was contacted by someone on social media in 2021. The person sent him revealing ...

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 ...

“They’re not only welcome in Ohio, they’re welcome in our schools ... and then blackmails the victim for money. The law is entitled “Braden’s Law” for Braden Markus, a 15-year-old from Delaware County ...

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 ...

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 ...