21-06-2019 20:50 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

Bipartisan Bill Would Toughen Penalties For Online Predators Who Target Children

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) outlined his Combat Online Predators Act at a news conference in Pittsburgh Friday.
The bipartisan bill would toughen criminal penalties for stalking and cyberstalking children.  Toomey said in many ways technology and social media have outpaced child abuse laws and “we have some catching up to do.”
WATCH: Sen. Toomey News Conference —The bill would increase the maximum prison sentence by five years if the victim is a ch
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