CNN —About two weeks after his oldest son’s funeral, South Carolina state house Rep. Brandon Guffey says he received a private Instagram message with a laughing emoji.
Then Guffey and his younger son began to get messages demanding money in exchange for nude photos of his late son.
South Carolina State Rep. Brandon Guffey in an undated photo with his wife, Melissa, and their sons, Gavin, 17, Coen, 16, and Callahan, 4.
Minutes before he died by suicide in July 2022, Gavin Guffey sent his brother and friends this text message.
South Carolina state Rep. Brandon Guffey, right, has lobbied hard for tougher penalties for sextortion scammers.
Persons:
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Locations:
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