Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) has introducing the Senate companion bill to Representative Laurel Lee's (R-FL) Combating Online Predators Act, which passed the House of Representatives in December. As The Floridian recently covered, the Combating Online Predators Act strengthens federal law by explicitly criminalizing threats to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also known as sextortion. "As parents of the first generation of online kids, it is important we protect them from the new threats they may face," Sen. Moody stated, adding, "My Combating Online Predators Act will ensure the monsters who engage in sextortion against our children are put behind bars. Stranger danger is happening under your own roof – let's pass my commonsense legislation and end this once and for all." Similarly, Rep. Lee said, "Sextortion is a devastating crime that preys on fear, shame, and vulnerability—especially among children."