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The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of 20 men Thursday as part of “Operation Cooked,” an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation targeting predators accused of using the internet to solicit minors for sex. Sheriff Christopher Blackmon announced the arrests during a press conference alongside Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Lt. Gov....Read More

Ken Paxton made an eye-popping effort to defend his conduct. MAGA Senate candidate Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, delivered a jaw-dropping defense of the sweetheart deal he once offered a child sex offender. The Trump-endorsed Senate candidate, whose campaign has been marred by controversy, tried to tamp down scrutiny over his soft-pedaling of a...Read More

An interim study at the Oklahoma Capitol explored the need for consistent active shooter training to enhance response times and coordination during emergencies. An interim study at the Oklahoma Capitol on Wednesday focused on improving active shooter response training by emphasizing consistency and prioritizing standardized practices across agencies. Colton Jones, an Army veteran with Black...Read More

When OpenAI released ChatGPT for Teens this past August, child safety experts Engadget spoke to at the time expressed skepticism that the new mode would adequately protect young people from harm. Now, one of those groups, Common Sense Media, has published a formal risk assessment of the software, and deemed it an “unacceptable risk” for...Read More

POTTSTOWN — A Pottstown man has been charged by state prosecutors with possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. Timothy Paul Hoffman, 59, of East High Street, was charged with multiple felony counts, including possessing child sexual abuse material, disseminating child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communication facility in connection with alleged...Read More

It was June 2017 when, after months of bullying, 12-year-old Mallory Grossman took her own life. “It’s a group of girls that Mallory wanted to be friends with who decided to take advantage of her eagerness to be friends and they kind of picked on her. They teased her. They isolated here. They secluded her....Read More

Nova Scotians will be safer and have a modern set of rules for provincial roads and highways when the new Traffic Safety Act takes effect on Monday, October 19. The first set of regulations under the act were released today, October 7. They prioritize protections for vulnerable road users, including extended use of child car...Read More

This is the first of the initiative’s three tracks, alongside train-the-trainer preparation and school-based implementation. It includes seven training programmes running until November 2026 and is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to communicate with families and deliver clear, reliable awareness messages on issues relating to child safety and protection. The...Read More

By Patti Weaver     STILLWATER — A 39-year-old homeless Stillwater man on probation for kidnapping and lewd acts with a child has been jailed on $10,000 bond pending a court appearance this week on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender, following a tip from a Perkins couple at the Payne County...Read More