STREETSBORO, Ohio (WOIO) - Members of the U.S. Senate heard from Streetsboro mother Tamia Woods Tuesday about the horrific crimes against her 17-year-old son James.

In November of 2022 James sent a compromising video of himself to who he thought was a woman he trusted online. The criminal demanded $300 from James in order to stop them from sending the video.

According to Woods James received around 200 messages in less than 24 hours threatening the child. When the threatening messages became too much to bear James took his own life.

The person responsible for the sextortion Woods says is a man in Africa.

“We don’t have an extradition treaty, ”explained Woods. “They stated that they’ll never hand over any of their natural born citizens”.

Woods is hoping the senate will pass 3 bills to

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