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  • May 2008
    • Canada Raises Age of Sexual Consent to 16

      Canada Raises Age of Sexual Consent to 16

      (Newser) - Canada increased the minimum age of sexual consent by 2 years to 16 today, the Canadian Press reports. The law is intended to snare sexual predators who prey on 14- and 15-year-olds, and exempts sex that occurs between two individuals less than five years apart in age. Canada's age of consent has been 14 since 1892. More »

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      Canada   teenagers   age   teenager   teen sex   sexual predators   sexual predator   age of sexual consent

  • January 2008
    • Voyeurs Sneak Past MySpace Privacy Blocks

      Voyeurs Sneak Past MySpace Privacy Blocks

      (Newser) - Voyeurs have been exploiting a MySpace bug for months to see supposedly private teen photos, reports Wired . The bug first cropped up in the fall and has gained traction on ad-based websites that make it easier to take advantage of it. The revelation comes just days after MySpace struck a deal with the attorney generals of 49 states to beef up its online security. More »

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      privacy   online privacy   pedophile   bug   sexual predator

  • July 2007
    • Texas Woman Sues 'Predator' Over Suicide

      Texas Woman Sues 'Predator' Over Suicide

      (Newser) - The sister of an alleged Texan pedophile who committed suicide when police and and an NBC camera crew tried to catch him in a sex-predator sting is suing the TV network for $105 million. Louis Conradt Jr., who was a local district attorney, was ambushed in his home when he failed to appear at a rendezvous that adults posing online as children had set up for an episode of To Catch a Predator. More »

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      lawsuit   suicide   media criticism   sexual predator

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