[ad_1] Republicans and Democrats continue pointing the finger at one another after the Joint Legislative Budget Committee approved a transfer of funds to help a state program. JLBC approved a $6.5 million transfer in addition to $10 million from other Arizona programs to aid the Department of Child Safety’s Congregate Care program. The program involves...Read More

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A recent multi-agency investigation has led to 10 people arrested on charges related to child sex abuse. Those arrested between April 28 and 29 include: 22-year-old Daniel Hennigh 51-year-old Vaughn Catillon 51-year-old Shawn Crawford 23-year-old Andrew Mosely 42-year-old Deepen Kothari 30-year-old Oliver Cruz Tejeda 30-year-old Kevin Rodriguez-Umana 32-year-old David Jones...Read More

[ad_1] CHICAGO (WLS) — Last year, there were more than 36 million reports of suspected child exploitation online submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. Here in the Chicago area, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has a Special Victims’ Unit dedicated to catching people who target our most vulnerable. Over a...Read More

[ad_1] TURLOCK – California Attorney General Rob Bonta in partnership with the recently established Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (Sac HTTF), today announced the arrest of 12 individuals for allegedly attempting to contact a minor for sex and other related crimes. The arrests are the result of a partnership between state and local law enforcement and have...Read More

[ad_1] ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA (WSET) — An alleged sexual predator from Oklahoma is facing charges thanks in part to work done by investigators with Virginia’s Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office. On August 2, investigators with the office began an online conversation with a man who was later identified as James A. Janis. At the time, Janis...Read More

[ad_1] ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A group of parent advocates held “A Day of Action” on Tuesday. They joined ParentsTogether to ask Facebook parent company Meta for more security features and parental controls. They sent a letter to Meta over a year ago and said they had not received a response. Stephen Carnes,...Read More

[ad_1] School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest Each year, PennDOT sponsors a school bus safety poster contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The winners of the poster contest are recognized at an event in Harrisburg held every October as part of National School Bus Safety Week. This year’s theme is Safety First – Safety...Read More

[ad_1] A lawsuit against online video game platform Roblox and chat app Discord claims the two companies have misled parents about weak safeguards against sexual exploitation of children after a 13-year-old was targeted by a predator in New Jersey last summer, prompting the family to move out of state. Roblox, which allows users to create their...Read More

[ad_1] PROCTOR, Ark. (WMC) – A tip from the Arkansas State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit has resulted in the arrest of a 47-year-old from Crittenden County. Justin Lee Russell, 47(Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office) The county sheriff’s office arrested and charged Justin Russell, of Proctor, with eight felony counts of possession/use of child sexual...Read More

[ad_1] A federal judge has once again blocked California’s landmark online child safety law from taking effect. In a ruling on Thursday, US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman granted a preliminary injunction in favor of NetChoice, saying the technology trade group’s claims that the law violates the First Amendment would likely succeed. The law,...Read More