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Why the US Senate must pass bipartisan sextortion bill now

Child safety advocate: House passed the James T. Woods Act; if senators don’t send it to president by Dec. 31, families who fought for it must start over

Maureen Flatley

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OPINION — In November 2022, Tamia and Tim Woods lost their only child.

James, a 17-year-old from Streetsboro, Ohio, was known as a joyful, compassionate kid with a bright future. Then someone on Instagram, posing as a young woman, groomed him, persuaded him to send intimate photos and turned those photos into a weapon.

James died by suicide after being targeted.

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