(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that the state will support the installation of security upgrades at more than 700 K-12 schools across Ohio. A total of 708 schools in 57 counties will receive $57.8 million in grant funding to enhance student and staff safety. Governor DeWine is awarding the funds as part of...Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobby against an online child safety bill currently under consideration in the state. Cook reached out to Abbott last week and asked him to make changes to the bill – or veto it entirely, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources...Read More
HAMPTON BAYS, NY — A “sex predator and fugitive” was arrested in Hamptons Bays Thursday, police said. According to New York State Police, on May 21, the department’s computer crime unit received a request for assistance from the Duluth Police Department in Georgia to locate a suspect wanted for sex crimes involving a minor. Oswin...Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to make changes to or veto a newly passed law in the state that would require the company to verify the ages of device owners, according to The Wall Street Journal. Abbott has yet to sign the bill. But Apple, alongside Google, has been working...Read More
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morris County man caught sexually engaging with a minor online was recently sentenced, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Brian J. Cariddi, 40, from Hanover Township, was sentenced to three years in prison on April 29 after pleading guilty to one count of endangering the welfare of a child in January....Read More
A previously convicted child predator from Western North Carolina has been sentenced to prison on federal charges. The U.S. Department of Justice says 40 years old Justin Adkins was convicted about 6 months ago for distributing child sex abuse material. He had been convicted of 2nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor and was released...Read More
PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office launched a website to help educate parents on how to protect their children from online predators, Maricopa County Attorney Rachell Mitchell announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The site called “Report Don’t Repost: Cyber Predators, Real Risks” provides guardians with practical tools, current data and expert advice...Read More
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools have launched an independent investigation into school transportation safety after a 5-year-old was struck and killed by a bus in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Up Academy Dorchester kindergartener Lens Arthur Joseph was struck and killed by his school bus on April 28 near the intersection of...Read More
TikTok denies Texas lawsuit allegations that it is not doing enough to protect minors’ privacy and give parents sufficient control over their children’s use of the platform. Attorney General for Texas Ken Paxton filed a suit against TikTok on Thursday, October 3, alleging the social media giant violated a new state law, the Securing Children...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed strong school safety legislation into law and recognized the investment of more than $230 million to strengthen safety at public and private schools across Tennessee. “Nothing is more important than Tennessee students and teachers returning home from school safely each day,” said Gov. Lee. “Every year...Read More
