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Meet the Michigan woman who inspired the state's 'Justice for Allie' law

Published: February 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM

Meet Allie Hayes, the Michigan woman who inspired the "Justice for Allie" law after an online predator coerced her into sending intimate pictures when she was 18 years old.

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