Children targeted by blackmailers would be helped by proposed update to Kansas law

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 369

Last Updated: 2 days, 15 hours ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas will sharpen blackmail laws affecting children to include actions such as demanding that they stop participating in sports or hand over copies of homework if a bill that advanced in the Senate on Wednesday becomes law.

House Bill 2594 expands Kansas blackmail statutes beyond the state’s Sexual Extortion Act, which means the compelled acts are sexual in nature, and beyond current blackmail laws, which only apply to individuals over age …

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