Online Sex Prowlers Meet the Law

By TAMMY VIGIL

GOLDEN - We all know predators scour for victims online. Now, they've found an easier way to get to your kids.


It should be a big concern because investigators say the number of predators online is increasing.

In four years, agents with Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations out of the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office arrested 200 sexual predators.

Typically, I use the computer for homework assignments," says 13-year-old Taylor Floming. She also checks her e-mail. But she stays away from where internet predators hide.

"I don't typically go on to chat rooms. My parents don't allow me to do that. And I don't have a MySpace or Facebook account, she says.

"I go anywhere kids go. I hang out in online game rooms. Online game rooms are very popular with online sex offenders," says Mike Harris, lead investigator of Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations or CHEEZO.

But, he poses as 30 different underage girls. "I have a couple of pictures of me, allegedly of me, as a 13-year-old in a bikini," he says. "Bad guys do exactly what I do to trick kids. They do it for a different purpose." Full Story

Everyday we keep seeing more and more of these stories suggesting that the number of internet predators is going up. It is impossible for police to monitor the entire internet. It is imperitive for parents to be involved in Child Internet Safety.

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