Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #138
As David Schwimmer’s Trust hit theaters in select theaters last week, the talk of Internet predators resurfaced – with good reason too.
If you think predators aren’t really a threat and that the incidents in Trust “could never happen” to your child, I present this week’s predator list, which involves THREE cases of teens falling into predator traps. While I admit, three in the whole country is a very low percentage of the number of teens online, there are two things worth noting – first, this happens every single week and second, these are just the guys that have been caught.
If you want to keep your kids safe online, use PC Pandora monitoring software. I got news for you parents, no matter how close you think you are to your kids or how much of an angel you are convinced they are, when they decide to get into trouble – and they will, trust me, they will – they are not going to tell you about it.
In Colorado, a 21-year-old man met a 14-year-old girl on MySpace. He convinced her he was just 17 and convinced her to open her bedroom window one night. Then he had sex with her. It was not assault – the 14-year-old consented.
March 30, 2011
Sex offender gets 20 years for tricking teen
A convicted sex offender who had sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl will spend the next six years in the Department of Corrections and up to 20 years on probation.
From KKCO/ NBC 11
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – A convicted sex offender who had sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl will spend the next six years in the Department of Corrections and up to 20 years on probation. Twenty three-year-old Jared Welsh was 21 when he befriended a 14-year-old girl on MySpace. Read more ›
A 40-year-old soldier in South Carolina befriended a 13-year-old girl in Missouri online and eventually go her to send him naked picture of herself…
April 1, 2011
Soldier charged with soliciting a minor online
Thestate.com
A 40-year-old master sergeant stationed at Fort Jackson was arrested on Wednesday and charged with solicitation of a minor, the S.C. Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday.
Mark S. Ashley of Owens Road, near Fort Jackson, was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor, a felony. He was released on $10,000 bond. Read more ›
The ICAC in southern Virginia coordinated a sting op between 3 county sheriff’s offices and netted 8 predators that though they were soliciting sex from underage girls…
April 4, 2011
Joint Task Force Targeting Sexual Predators Leads to Multiple Arrests
WVIR-TV/ NBC 29
An undercover internet sting targeting sexual predators has led to several arrests across Virginia.
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with officers in Charlottesville and Albemarle County to catch online predators on classified websites like craigslist.
This joint operation is part of an ongoing effort by the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Read more ›
A Missouri man met a 15-year-old boy on facebook, met him at a hotel, and paid the boy $100 and performed oral sex on the boy…
April 5, 2011
Facebook leads cops to sodomy suspect
By Mike Penprase, News-LeaderZoom Mark A. Evans The parents of a teenage boy who looked at their son’s Facebook account contributed to the arrest for sodomy of a Nixa man, Springfield police said.
The incident began when “Marc Jones” met the teen on Facebook and offered him $1,500, according to the probable cause statement.
When the man who really was Mark A. Evans met the 15-year-old at a motel in March, Evans paid the teen $100 and performed oral sex on the teen, according to the statement. Read more ›