A state lawmaker from South Carolina is now on a mission to educate other parents about the deadly dangers of sextortion.
19 News has shared Brandon Guffey’s painful story, now People Magazine is sharing his story worldwide.
“You know I’ve gotten hundreds of messages from, sadly, other teens and parents that have gone through this, just since the magazine dropped a couple of days ago,” Guffey says.Guffey says his son thought he was talking to a college volleyball player, who convinced him to send nude pictures.Guffey filed a House Bill 3583 to make sextortion a crime with a punishment of up to 30 years in prison.
Guffey and his family are sharing their fight. They are now forever connected in this tragedy with Tamia and Tim Woods.A sextortionist tried to blackmail the 17-year-old for $6,000. “Us parents that have lost children to this, I can certainly see us all teaming up together to attack this issue,” Guffy says. “But, Miss Woods is a very strong lady. My heart, you know, we continue to pray for the Woods family.”As his sextortion bill moves onto a full committee, Guffey hopes it will pass this year in the House.
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