1 in 5 Children are Approached by an Online Predator - “Know Their World”
Several months ago, Cox Cummunication stated that, “One in five children who go online are approached by an online predator.” I recently heard a comment that challenged the Cox statement as being, “out of context”, suggesting the number is overstated and actually much lower. Last week, I spoke with law enforcement involved in computer sex crimes (online predators) and when presented with the Cox statistic, they commented, “that is very low.” To date, in my family we have had two out of five children approached by a potential online predator; one with a ten year old while in www.clubpenguin.com; and the other with a fifteen year old while in www.myspace.com. The dangers are real and the incidence are expanding. We look forward to delivering relevent and timely information, so that we can know and protect their world.
November 9, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Whether Cox’s statement is statistically precise or not moves the focus of this important conversation from where it should be. No one can deny the fact that preditors access their young victims online! We need as many tools as possible to protect our kids. I need a technical advantage now that can help me, a non-techy Mom, easily stay on top of with whom my kids interact.