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Judiciary committee advances sextortion bill creating felony and civil remedies, directs school education
Summary
Senate Bill 73 would create a felony offense for sextortion, allow civil suits by victims, and require school-based education and resources; the Senate Judiciary Committee reported the bill favorably with an expression of opinion after testimony from survivors, advocates and legal counsel.
Senate Bill 73, a bill that would make sextortion a felony and create civil remedies and school-based education requirements, was reported favorably out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with the committee’s expression of opinion.
Senator Julie Rocky Adams (State Senate District 36) sponsored the bill and introduced witnesses including attorney Sarah Collins and Lady T. Thompson, a human-trafficking expert. Adams told the committee the bill "will strengthen laws by making sextortion a felony" and would provide victims "clear legal remedies to seek justice and recover damages." She said the measure also mandates education in schools and resources for students to contact hotlines, law enforcement or counseling.
Attorney Sarah Collins described a client known as Jane Doe and recounted the case of…
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