The North Fond du Lac Police Department has launched its own MySpace page in an effort to keep kids safe.The use of a MySpace page will provide the Police Department with a new way to communicate with young people in a setting where they are spending more time. Police noted that children have moved from neighborhood parks to "cyber" playgrounds.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, one in seven youths ages 10 to 17 are solicited or approached by a sexual predator while online.
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TV host drives home dangers of Internet
BY BENJAMIN DUER
PLAIN TWP. Preying on today's youth — your kids — are adults that use the Internet to feed their sex drives.
Their stories have been told countless times; you've seen them on TV or read them in the newspaper.
And these adults may never quit trying to solicit minors for sexual encounters, said "Dateline NBC" correspondent Chris Hansen on Thursday.
Hansen, host of "To Catch a Predator," was guest speaker at the 2008 Women's Board of Aultman Hospital Care Connection program.
About 2,000 people attended the free event was held at First Christian Church in Plain Township.
Hansen told behind-the-scenes stories of his television specials, "To Catch a Predator," and his thoughts on Internet safety.
Massillon police detective Bobby Grizzard also shared his experiences with Internet sex crimes.
Grizzard said the Internet is a "target-rich" environment, with true predators trying to hook children into sexual encounters.
"Your kids are the bait — and your kids are the next meal," he told a captivated audience, many of whom shook their heads in disgust by the vivid accounts of his past cases.
Hansen told parents to teach their children not to talk to strangers online, as well as on the streets.
"These folks are not always who they say they are," said Hansen, author of "To Catch a Predator: Protecting Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home."
He said the answer is not to take away computers, but to monitor your child's activities online more closely.
He said children are less likely to tell their parents they've been solicited online if they feel they'll lose the computer.
One way to keep track of your son or daughter's online behavior is to install "keystroke" software on the computer, Hansen said. Such software records computer activity, which allows parents to review it later with a touch of keystroke. He said it records chats, Web sites, files, etc.
Jackson Township resident Bernadine Wade found this tidbit of information very helpful for her family.
"I don't know that much about computers," she said after the event.
Darlene Violet, chairwoman for the Women's Board of Aultman Hospital's Care Connection annual event, said it was important for the community to hear from Hansen and Grizzard.
"We really wanted to do something to help get the message out to the parents," she said.
PARENTAL TIPS
-- Put the family computer in an open area of your house; this allows you to monitor child's online actions.
-- Establish clear rules for Internet use and set time limits.
-- Spend time with your children while they're online.
-- Talk about what makes a Web site good or bad.
-- Buy Internet filtering software.
-- Make sure your child knows not everyone online is who they appear or pretend to be.
-- Teach your children to never send photographs over the Internet.
-- Teach your children not to give personal information, including passwords or real names, on the Internet.
-- Tell children to let you know if they feel scared when online, whether they receive a scary e-mail or message.
-- Teach them to never accept an invitation to go into a private chat room.
-- Teach your kids to never accept an Instant Message (IM) from a stranger or agree to meet with someone they met online.
Source: The Women's Board of Aultman Hospital
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PLAIN TWP. Preying on today's youth — your kids — are adults that use the Internet to feed their sex drives.
Their stories have been told countless times; you've seen them on TV or read them in the newspaper.
And these adults may never quit trying to solicit minors for sexual encounters, said "Dateline NBC" correspondent Chris Hansen on Thursday.
Hansen, host of "To Catch a Predator," was guest speaker at the 2008 Women's Board of Aultman Hospital Care Connection program.
About 2,000 people attended the free event was held at First Christian Church in Plain Township.
Hansen told behind-the-scenes stories of his television specials, "To Catch a Predator," and his thoughts on Internet safety.
Massillon police detective Bobby Grizzard also shared his experiences with Internet sex crimes.
Grizzard said the Internet is a "target-rich" environment, with true predators trying to hook children into sexual encounters.
"Your kids are the bait — and your kids are the next meal," he told a captivated audience, many of whom shook their heads in disgust by the vivid accounts of his past cases.
Hansen told parents to teach their children not to talk to strangers online, as well as on the streets.
"These folks are not always who they say they are," said Hansen, author of "To Catch a Predator: Protecting Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home."
He said the answer is not to take away computers, but to monitor your child's activities online more closely.
He said children are less likely to tell their parents they've been solicited online if they feel they'll lose the computer.
One way to keep track of your son or daughter's online behavior is to install "keystroke" software on the computer, Hansen said. Such software records computer activity, which allows parents to review it later with a touch of keystroke. He said it records chats, Web sites, files, etc.
Jackson Township resident Bernadine Wade found this tidbit of information very helpful for her family.
"I don't know that much about computers," she said after the event.
Darlene Violet, chairwoman for the Women's Board of Aultman Hospital's Care Connection annual event, said it was important for the community to hear from Hansen and Grizzard.
"We really wanted to do something to help get the message out to the parents," she said.
PARENTAL TIPS
-- Put the family computer in an open area of your house; this allows you to monitor child's online actions.
-- Establish clear rules for Internet use and set time limits.
-- Spend time with your children while they're online.
-- Talk about what makes a Web site good or bad.
-- Buy Internet filtering software.
-- Make sure your child knows not everyone online is who they appear or pretend to be.
-- Teach your children to never send photographs over the Internet.
-- Teach your children not to give personal information, including passwords or real names, on the Internet.
-- Tell children to let you know if they feel scared when online, whether they receive a scary e-mail or message.
-- Teach them to never accept an invitation to go into a private chat room.
-- Teach your kids to never accept an Instant Message (IM) from a stranger or agree to meet with someone they met online.
Source: The Women's Board of Aultman Hospital
See reviews of the best Best Internet Monitoring Software
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Sailor Indicted in Online Sex Sting
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A Jacksonville sailor has been indicted on federal charges of online sex crimes against a minor.
30-year-old Robert William Godwin was arrested after arranging to meet and have sex with an investigator posing as a 14-year-old girl.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a program led by the United States Attorneys Offices to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, and to identify and rescue victims. Full Story
30-year-old Robert William Godwin was arrested after arranging to meet and have sex with an investigator posing as a 14-year-old girl.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a program led by the United States Attorneys Offices to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, and to identify and rescue victims. Full Story
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Agencies take aim at online predators
Cooperation between law-enforcement agencies is essential in the fight against online sexual predators, the U.S. attorney general said yesterday at a national conference in Columbus.
Michael Mukasey, speaking to more than 1,400 people in the Hyatt Regency Ballroom, announced the signing of an agreement between four federal agencies to share criminal intelligence on child predators. Full Story
Michael Mukasey, speaking to more than 1,400 people in the Hyatt Regency Ballroom, announced the signing of an agreement between four federal agencies to share criminal intelligence on child predators. Full Story
Pedophiles Hide Behind Games, Chats
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local summit draws national attention as leaders work to keep your children safe while they're online.You want protect your children. You teach them about the stranger at the playground or what could happen on the walk home from school, right?Full Story
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Cyber Safety
Florida’s Attorney General is enlisting school resource officers in the fight against child predators. Five hundred resource officers have received training in the AG’s CyberSafety Education program. The goal is to train officers how to keep students from meeting sexual predators online.
Attorney General Bill McCollum is asking school resource officers statewide to keep sexual predators from meeting your kids. Jamie Meeks of the Florida Association of Resource Officers says the officers are answering the call with a message to predators Full Story
Attorney General Bill McCollum is asking school resource officers statewide to keep sexual predators from meeting your kids. Jamie Meeks of the Florida Association of Resource Officers says the officers are answering the call with a message to predators Full Story
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Expert offers online safety tips
Urges parents to be aware of what their children are doing on the Internet
One local woman during this back-to-school season is reminding children, teens and adults about the Internet's dangers.
Jayne Hitchcock, president of Working to Halt Online Abuse and the Working to Halt Online Abuse-Kids/Teens Division, teaches people how to protect themselves from stalking, harassment and solicitation over the Internet.
She is also a cybercrime expert who trains law enforcement officials and assists the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime and the National Center for Victims of Crime. ..Full Story
One local woman during this back-to-school season is reminding children, teens and adults about the Internet's dangers.
Jayne Hitchcock, president of Working to Halt Online Abuse and the Working to Halt Online Abuse-Kids/Teens Division, teaches people how to protect themselves from stalking, harassment and solicitation over the Internet.
She is also a cybercrime expert who trains law enforcement officials and assists the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime and the National Center for Victims of Crime. ..Full Story
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Mr. Met pitches kid net safety
Advocates trying to warn kids about the threat of online sexual predators trolling the Internet have a new ally - Mr. Met.
The mascot has been recruited to get the word out at the first-ever Internet Safety Day at Shea Stadium. The event kicks off before the 3:30 p.m. home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
The program is part of a two-year, federally funded project by a task force from the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, with help from the Queens District Attorney's office and sponsor Time Warner Cable.
Their mission is to end online sexual exploitation of kids - by teaching youngsters about safety in a way they'll pay attention to. Full Story
It is good to see a profesional sports team getting involved with not only educating children but also educating parents about internet safety. It is just to vast for police forces to do alone.We must keep educating children on internet safety.While the internet is mostly safe there is a very dangerous element also. Kids become inhibited on the internet they must understand that it is just as dangerous talking to strangers on the internet as talking to strangers in real life. Monitor what your child is doing online.
For expert reviews of the best internet monitoring software Visit www.monitoringsoftwareonline.com
The mascot has been recruited to get the word out at the first-ever Internet Safety Day at Shea Stadium. The event kicks off before the 3:30 p.m. home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
The program is part of a two-year, federally funded project by a task force from the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, with help from the Queens District Attorney's office and sponsor Time Warner Cable.
Their mission is to end online sexual exploitation of kids - by teaching youngsters about safety in a way they'll pay attention to. Full Story
It is good to see a profesional sports team getting involved with not only educating children but also educating parents about internet safety. It is just to vast for police forces to do alone.We must keep educating children on internet safety.While the internet is mostly safe there is a very dangerous element also. Kids become inhibited on the internet they must understand that it is just as dangerous talking to strangers on the internet as talking to strangers in real life. Monitor what your child is doing online.
For expert reviews of the best internet monitoring software Visit www.monitoringsoftwareonline.com
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Crimestoppers trying to stop internet predators
AUGUSTA, Ga.---More and more children are using the internet, but many parents don't know what they're doing while they're online.
One group is trying to make sure kids are protected from predators.
Last year the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted 18 internet predators, in just our district alone, and they've already passed that number this year.
"Any time that we can reduce crime even if it's by one number, or get one bad guy off the street, we've done our job," said Catherine Neal, who works for Crimestoppers, which aims to prevent any kind of crime. Full Story!
Crimestoppers and police forces can not do it alone . Parents must be involved communicate with your kids and monitor what they are doing on the internet, Visit Visit www.monitoringsoftwareonline.com to see reviews of the top software to monitor the internet.
One group is trying to make sure kids are protected from predators.
Last year the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted 18 internet predators, in just our district alone, and they've already passed that number this year.
"Any time that we can reduce crime even if it's by one number, or get one bad guy off the street, we've done our job," said Catherine Neal, who works for Crimestoppers, which aims to prevent any kind of crime. Full Story!
Crimestoppers and police forces can not do it alone . Parents must be involved communicate with your kids and monitor what they are doing on the internet, Visit Visit www.monitoringsoftwareonline.com to see reviews of the top software to monitor the internet.
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