ONLINE PREDATORS - Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force experts say online predators are becoming more frequent and more aggressive in their interactions with underage children.
“The trend is changing, they’re being more aggressive, as you know we’ve had three in the past month where they’ve actually taken them out of their homes,” said Michelle Busch-Upwall, Education Specialist with ICAC.After talking online for two months, police say a 17-year-old met a 12-year-old in real life, picking the girl up at 4 a.m. and allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting her.One in five kids is sexually solicited online, according to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
There’s not one specific platform predators use. Busch-Upwall says they get cyber tips involving TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and even Pinterest. “They’re using everything, so access is pretty easy to our kids, we gotta be aware of that, parents need to know how all these things work, if their kids are on an app, I always encourage them to download that app and see how it works,” said Busch-Upwall.
Michelle says its not just young girls that are victims, she says specifically with the rise of sextortion cases, more and more young boys are coming forward. “I always tell parents, make sure you are talking to your kids… not threatening, not saying I’m going to take everything away, because that will backfire, if and when something does happen, they don’t feel comfortable coming to their parents,” said Busch-Upwall.The 17-year-old boy was booked into a youth detention center on charges of child kidnapping, vehicle theft, obstruction of justice, false personal information, no driver license, and no insurance.
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