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NEWS ABOUT: sexual predator

sexual predator stories: 13 news summaries
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 A Sex Predator Speaks 

Pa. man, convicted of soliciting child sex, says he was set up

Nov 4, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - From Pennsylvania detective Michele Deery’s perspective the story goes like this: Fishing for sexual predators, she logged online posing as a mother who wanted to find someone to have sex with her two young daughters. She soon found a nearby man who, without too much prompting, offered to have... More »

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(AP) - Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher who became an outfitter to the stars and fought the federal government over claims he underpaid followers for church work, was convicted today in Arkansas of taking five girls across state lines for sex. The jury of nine men and three women found Alamo... More »

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sexual abuse • trial • conviction • sexual predator • verdict • evangelist • guilty verdict • Tony Alamo

Sex Offenders Kicked Off MySpace Land on Facebook

Company analyzing data for MySpace says of 90K booted, minimum 8K back online

Feb 3, 09 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - MySpace grabbed headlines today when it announced that it had kicked 90,000 registered sex offenders off the site over the past 2 years. Where did they all go? Many went to Facebook, says Sentinel, the security firm that roots out such offenders for MySpace. “We found over 8,... More »

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social networking • Internet • MySpace • Facebook • sex offenders • sexual predator

Danger From Internet Predators Overstated: Study

Media exaggerates reports of minors solicited online, task force finds

Jan 14, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Remember all the hoopla about sexual predators on MySpace? Well … never mind. A task force created by 49 state attorneys general finds no significant problem with minors being propositioned by adults on social-networking sites, the Raleigh News & Observer reports, with widespread fears to the contrary a “moral... More »

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social networking • Internet • To Catch a Predator • sexual predator

(Newser) - A 25-year-old Chicago stockbroker was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for soliciting sex from minors on Facebook, the Tribune reports. Facebook said this appears to be the first case of a sexual predator using the social networking site. Michael Macalindong posed as a girl to lure a teenage... More »

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social networking • Chicago • Facebook • trial • sexual predator • child pornography • sentence

Facebook Sets Safeguards Against Sexual Predators

Site adds more than 40 new protective measures

May 8, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook has implemented more than 40 additional measures to protect users from pedophiles and online bullying, the AP reports. The site now limits results for older users searching for minors, and has banned sex offenders from registering. "Building a safe and trusted online experience has been part of Facebook... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • children • pedophile • sex offenders • sexual predator • child pornography

Canada Raises Age of Sexual Consent to 16

Measure targets Internet sexual predators

May 1, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Canada • age • sexual predator • teen sex • teenager • age of sexual consent

Sex Convicts May Face Internet Ban

NY bill aims to keep 25K offenders
off social websites

Jan 29, 08 6:45 PM CST
(Newser) - New York's 25,000 convicted sex criminals will be banned from Facebook and MySpace if a bill unveiled today becomes law, CNET reports. Dubbed E-Stop, the legislation requires sex convicts to submit online identities and screen names so participating sites can block them. Those who committed a sex crime over... More »

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social networking • Internet • MySpace • crime • New York • Facebook • sexual predator • sex crime

Voyeurs Sneak Past MySpace Privacy Blocks

Months-old bug permits viewing of teen photo albums set to 'private'

Jan 18, 08 11:06 AM CST
(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... More »

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privacy • online privacy • pedophile • bug • sexual predator • glitch

MySpace Adds Anti-Predator Measures

Networking site reaches agreement with states to protect teens

Jan 14, 08 7:18 PM CST
(Newser) - MySpace will add protections to prevent abuse by sexual predators, officials of several states said today. The social networking company reached an agreement with 49 states over concerns about predators contacting children through its popular site. MySpace will also join a working group aimed at developing new technologies, such as... More »

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social networking • MySpace • Facebook • sexual predator • Internet security

NY Targets Facebook Predators

Cuomo probe uncovers sex solicitation and poor response from company

Sep 25, 07 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The online social networking site Facebook is becoming a hangout for sexual predators hunting young victims, according to an undercover investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Investigators pretending to be teenagers on Facebook were repeatedly solicited by adult sexual predators, reports Computerworld. But when complaints were filed with... More »

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Attorney General • Facebook • pornography • subpoena • sexual predator • Andrew Cuomo • safety controls • undercover investigation

Texas Woman Sues 'Predator' Over Suicide

Brother shot himself when police, camera crew burst into home

Jul 24, 07 12:33 PM CDT
(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... More »

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suicide • media criticism • lawsuit • sexual predator

Sex Offenders Snared in MySpace Web

Networking site turns over user IDs
in predator parole busts

Jun 15, 07 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Texas officials using ID information ceded by MySpace have nabbed seven sex offenders trolling the online networking site. Six were arrested for violating parole, which barred them from using the internet, and another had failed to register as a sex offender with the local police. The seven men had been... More »

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