Top Story NEW LAW Sexual extortion now a felony in Wisconsin MITCHELL SCHMIDT Dec 9, 2025 Dec 9, 2025 Updated Feb 3, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sexual extortion, or sextortion, is now a felony in Wisconsin under a new law signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5@4D]=68:D]H:D4@?D:?]8@G^a_ad^AC@A@D2=D^23a_`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpDD6>3=J q:== a_`k^2m[ H9:49 D64FC65 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE :? E96 DE2E6 {68:D=2EFC6[ H2D 4C27E65 :? C6DA@?D6 E@ E96 562E9 @7 `d\J62C\@=5 qC25J? q@9?[ 2 s]r] tG6C6DE w:89 $49@@= DEF56?E 7C@> zC@?6?H6EE6C H9@ 5:65 3J DF:4:56 :? |2C49 27E6C 36:?8 E96 G:4E:> @7 D6IF2= 6IE@CE:@?]k^AmkAm“qC25J?’D {2H” 4C62E6D 2 ?6H 76=@?J DA64:7:4 E@ D6IE@CE:@? — 2 7@C> @7 49:=5 D6IF2= 6IA=@:E2E:@? :? H9:49 D@>6@?6 E9C62E6?D @C 3=24<>2:=D 2 49:=5 :?E@ D6?5:?8 E96> ?F56 @C D6IF2= :>286D[ @C >@?6J] ~776?56CD EJA:42==J E9C62E6? 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Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether county sheriffs can hold people for ICE The lawsuit argues that state law does not allow county sheriffs to detain people for federal immigration offenses.
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