Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #182
The thing I love about love about this column is that it is never empty. Not a week goes by that there isn’t some story somewhere about a predator being busted for luring a child for sex or having sex with a minor he/she met online… it happens every week.
Yet there are some that still try to say the fear of predators is overblown and overhyped by the media. Well, I don’t think 26 guys arrested in a week is overhyping the issue. Remember, these are only the guys that were caught.
So, without further ado, here are 26 more reasons for parents to use PC Pandora monitoring software to know who your kids are talking to online and who is trying to talk to them…
I am starting this week with a BIG ONE! Operation Tail Feather in Florida resulted in the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arresting 21 men looking to have sex with minors they met online. Here’s a video from one story and a second story that has a slide show with mugshots and details of the 21 guys arrested. I suggest checking it out!
February 7, 2012
Suspects in child-sex sting may face federal charges
By Karen Voyles, The Gainesville SunThe 21 men arrested during a recent undercover Internet sting targeting people looking to have sex with minors may face federal charges, which officials say carry significantly harsher penalties.
At a news conference Tuesday where officials detailed the weeklong Operation Tail Feather, Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Williams confirmed that his office is preparing to prosecute some or all of the suspects. Read more ›
The 24-year-old lead singer of a Christian band used Facebook and Myspace to meet and have sex with underage girls…
February 8, 2012 1:01 PM
Cops: Christian metal singer used Facebook, Myspace, to prey on underage girls
By Crimesider Staff(CBS) MIAMI COUNTY, Ohio – The lead singer of a Christian metal band is accused of having sex with an underage girl, and he’s believed to have used Facebook and Myspace to contact other possible victims.
CBS Cleveland reports 24-year-old Derek Brunsveld, the lead singer of the group Ludlow Falls, was arrested Friday.
Police believe it is unlikely his alleged victim was his first and suspect Brunsveld used his status in the popular band to convince other young girls to have sex with him. They say a 15-year-old and 14-year-old may have been victimized as well. Read more ›
A 47-year-old Canada man who was on parole and a high-risk offender was soliciting a 16-year-old girl in New Orleans…
February 10, 2012
Victoria parolee contacted teen on Facebook
Times ColonistAn alert parent in New Orleans, concerned about the older man contacting his teenage daughter on Facebook, helped Victoria police put a high-risk offender back in jail.
Douglas Ehret, 47, formerly on parole in Victoria and now in Vancouver, was contacting a 16-year-old girl in New Orleans, Victoria police spokesman Const. Mike Russell said.
The girl’s father became concerned and did a Google search of Ehret’s name, which led him to VicPD’s website with a public notification when he was released in Victoria in 2010. Read more ›
A 39-year-old man in New York was busted after arranging to meet and have sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl online…
February 11, 2012
Orange Man Busted in Online Sex Chat Sting With Alleged Teen
By Ronald DeRosa, Orange PatchAn Orange man is facing criminal charges after police said he tried to arrange a face-to-face sexual encounter with a supposed 14-year-old girl over the Internet.
But that encounter never actually happened, because the alleged girl that 39-year-old Christopher Driscoll, of 1057 Beechlawn Terrace, met in a chat room online was no teen at all, police said. Rather it was Naugatuck Police Department Det. Ronald Blanchard. Read more ›
A 53-year-old man in Pennsylvania created fake Facebook profiles pretending to be young surfers and solicited teenage girls for sex.
February 11, 2012
AG: Pa. man’s Facebook ‘surfer’ page lured teens
From CBS News(AP) PITTSBURGH — A married father used phony Facebook profiles to pose as two different Florida surfers to solicit sexually graphic messages and photos from seven teenage girls in western Pennsylvania, and two of the girls eventually agreed to meet for sex with the surfers’ middle-aged “friend” — yet another fake persona he used, the state attorney general said Friday.
William R. Ainsworth, 53, of Mars, was charged Thursday with 68 counts, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and multiple counts of charges that include attempted unlawful contact with a minor, possession of child pornography and criminal use of a computer. Read more ›
A 40-year-old convicted sex offender in New York was arrested for failing to register his myspace account.
February 11, 2012
Newly charged sex offender accused of not registering Myspace account
From the Times-Herald RecordLIBERTY – A convicted Liberty sex offender who faces new charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl was indicted Wednesday for allegedly failing to register his Myspace account as required under state law.
A Sullivan County grand jury indicted Robert Briscoe, 40, for not registering an account he allegedly opened under the name “Amtrakman” on Nov. 6, 2010. Read more ›