Tag Archives: Internet predators
New Film by David Schwimmer Highlights that No Child Is Immune to Online Dangers
If you’re like me, you know David Schwimmer best for his role as the lovable paleontologist Ross in the hit NBC sitcom “Friends”. Suffice it to say, I was a bit surprised when we were approached about a new film, Directed by Schwimmer called “Trust”. The film is no comedy. Instead, “Trust” documents the raw …
Where Kids Play, Predators Prey
It’s an old saying, but a good one: “where kids play, predators prey.” Before the advent of the Internet, we thought of pedophiles and predators as having access to children at park playgrounds, the mall and roller-skating rinks. But today, kids are playing and socializing online with their peers, and predators and pedophiles are utilizing …
Lessons from the Tragic Brian Betts Murder Case
Last month the body of 42-year-old Brian Betts was found slain, inside his home in Silver Spring, MD. Betts was a well-loved Principal at Shaw Middle School, in Washington, D.C., respected by both his colleagues and students. Unfortunately, this man who exhibited consistent leadership and thoughtfulness with his school community had a lapse in judgment …
Protect Your Kids, Whether from Ph.D., Pauper or Priest
As the Catholic Church abuse crisis has entered a new international phase, it is clear that the church’s response has been, in the words of Ireland’s top Catholic cardinal, “hopelessly inadequate”. In one case, a priest was convicted of abusing three boys and yet was allowed to resume work in the church and with children, …
Protect the Photos You Post
This weekend, I received an email from a concerned user of photo sharing site, Flickr. The woman shared that while reviewing her site’s stats, she found a referral to an innocent picture of her nephew on her site from an online discussion group created by a pedophile for the purpose of sharing photographs with his …
The Threat is Real
Earlier this month, many of us read the story about how two determined parents posed as their daughter, Sarah, on social networking site Facebook to track down Internet predator, Thomas Gibbs, 52, who was attempting to arrange an offline hookup with the 11 year-old. Gibbs, who is married with two kids of his own, was posing …
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Enough Is Enough 