Combating Online Predators Act — Federal Sextortion Criminalization (Proposed Dec 2025)
The Combating Online Predators Act proposed creating a new federal criminal offense specifically targeting online sextortion of minors, with penalties up to 20 years in prison. Fills gaps in existing law where sextortion charges required prosecutors to prove other predicate offenses. Introduced in December 2025.
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