A school bus aide is facing felony charges following an undercover child predator investigation in Sullivan County. Liberty police say Seth Tremper, 21, of Swan Lake, was arrested Sept. 8 while working on a school bus in Livingston Manor. Police say an undercover officer posed online as a 13-year-old during the investigation. Authorities allege Tremper...Read More

A former Detroit doctor has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for child porn — after he was caught telling other pedophiles they were “so hot,” while bizarrely bragging, “I love being a pedo.” Lincoln Erickson, 32, was arrested by FBI agents Dec. 10 for receiving child pornography after investigators discovered “videos of...Read More

There are some things in life so obviously inappropriate, so poorly worded, that the moment a specific set of words are crammed together to promote something as innocent as a zoo event for children, they should instantly trigger Star Wars-like klaxon alarms in the brains of everyone within a 50-mile radius. And yet a zoo...Read More

Washington, Sept. 17 (SANA) Apple has introduced new child-safety and parental-control features across its latest operating system updates, giving parents more detailed tools to manage the content children see, who they communicate with and how long they use apps. Apple said in a Sept. 14 post on its Newsroom website that the features are available...Read More

Three men are facing charges after a Hudson Valley online child predator sting operation. New York State Police announced that a multi-agency sting operation targeting men who used the internet to pursue illegal sexual activity with children resulted in three arrests in the Hudson Valley last month, Three Men Arrested In Hudson Valley Online Child...Read More

Meta is rolling out parental supervision on Threads across Asia-Pacific, including India, allowing parents to track teenagers’ screen time, set usage limits, manage privacy settings and control nighttime access, with additional safeguards for users under 16. Meta is expanding its parental supervision features on Threads across Asia-Pacific, introducing new tools that allow parents and guardians...Read More

BRUSSELS | The European Union’s top official proposed on Wednesday banning children under 13 across the 27-nation bloc from using social media sites and imposing limits for older teens on accessing the platforms. The plan outlined by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen adds to global efforts to protect young people using platforms such...Read More

Apple CEO John Ternus has opened the doors at Apple Fifth Avenue for the first US sales of the iPhone 18 Pro, but the event has also been targeted by protesters. Apple Fifth Avenue was briefly closed as its famous glass cube was decorated in the new iPhone colors, and it has now been officially...Read More

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A “sexual predator” who raped and abused three girls decades apart has been jailed for 24 years. Michael Burke’s offending against two girls in the 1990s came to light when a third girl, who he abused more than 20 years later, reported it to police, Newcastle Crown Court heard. One of his victims said he...Read More