Teens are at risk on websites, experts say. For instance, MySpace.com is not just a place for teens to find others who share mutual interests. According to the AP:
"They can also find out where their online friends live, where they attend school, even what they look like. And so can adults. Police in Middletown, Conn., are investigating recent reports that as many as seven local girls were sexually assaulted by men in their 20s who contacted them through MySpace pretending to be teenagers.One girl allowed a man into her room while her parents were home, police said, underscoring just how in the dark parents often are about one of the most popular Web activities for teens today."
MySpace.com has 54 million users, with 1/4 of them teens...that's over 13 million.
Connecticut Chief State's Attorney Christopher Morano, reported that he was surprised to learn that his own 10 and 12 yr old children had been contacted by possible pedophiles over the internet, and warns, "You wouldn't leave your kid on the side of the highway without supervision. You shouldn't put them on the Internet highway without the same type of supervision."
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