The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being relentlessly tormented by a cyberbully says proposed federal legislation tackling online safety would have helped her daughter and will help save lives. Carol Todd’s daughter Amanda died in 2012 after being sexually exploited by an online predator. Todd said in an interview...Read More
A jury convicted a 71-year-old man of sexually abusing multiple children, and a judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole. SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County jury has convicted a 71-year-old man of sexually abusing multiple children, resulting in a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday...Read More
As the Senate Judiciary Committee calls the CEOs of some of the industry’s largest platforms to testify, the question is not whether the internet can be safe for children. It is whether tech companies, policymakers, and child safety advocates are moving fast enough to ensure that it is. Almost all American teenagers are online daily,...Read More
On June 3, 2026, Governor Kelly Ayotte and the Executive Council approved a major statewide investment in school safety that will provide first responders with advanced critical incident mapping technology for public schools throughout New Hampshire to help ensure faster, more coordinated responses in the event of an emergency. “Protecting our children is our most...Read More
The Brief Border Patrol agents in south Texas arrested Lazaro Alberto Betancourt-Osorio, a 44-year-old Cuban citizen and convicted child sex offender who has already been deported twice. Betancourt-Osorio was found hiding in a remote area near El Indio with six other individuals by agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station. Previously convicted in Florida and...Read More
Child protection advocates have questioned Gauteng MEC for Social Development Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko’s proposal to create a safe place for children in every ward, arguing that existing child protection services were already struggling and in need of urgent attention. Speaking a week ago, during the Children’s Walk held as part of Child Protection Month, Nkomo-Ralehoko called...Read More
Alex Rosen of Predator Poachers speaking to a suspected “predator” in Longmont on June 9. Courtesy of Predator Poachers Vigilantes and police are battling in Longmont — but this isn’t a comic book. Predator Poachers, a famous social media group from Texas that completes its own “stings” on suspected child predators, traveled to Longmont on...Read More
Apple has previewed a child safety update for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that will add Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, a redesigned Screen Time, and new developer tools for age-appropriate app experiences. The features are due this fall through the Screen Time update in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Apple said the changes...Read More
A Montgomery County youth softball coach was arrested Thursday after authorities say he attempted to arrange a sexual encounter with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl. Nathan Scott Velez, 37, was arrested for online solicitation of a minor—a third-degree felony—after allegedly seeking sex with a detective who was posing as a 15-year-old girl, according...Read More
The step-grandmother of a teenager charged with murder and sexual abuse aboard a Carnival cruise ship is publicly calling for criminal charges against the adults she says were responsible for watching the kids. Anna Kepner was violently raped by her younger stepbrother on a cruise ship last fall before she was likely placed in a...Read More
