The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office arrested Marc Phillips, 42, of Porter, after an investigation into alleged online communications with someone he believed to be a juvenile. Investigators say the case began July 11 after an officer was contacted by an online abuse prevention organization about a potential online predator investigation. Authorities responded to a home...Read More
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) – A man named Santa Claus was among 11 people arrested in an undercover sting targeting alleged child predators. The Kenner Police Department announced the arrest of 75-year-old Claus on Monday. The department said 11 suspects were arrested and 10 others remain wanted on child-exploitation accusations. A man named Santa Claus...Read More
MAHONING COUNTY – A convicted sex offender was arrested and booked into the Mahoning County Jail on Tuesday. 57-year-old Jeff Bell was arrested for violating his parole terms. According to a Boardman Police report, Bell was witnessed following at least one child around a neighborhood in the township Monday evening. Both were riding bikes at...Read More
New Florida sex offender law A controversial new housing restriction went into effect across Florida, prohibiting specific sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of public swimming pools and splash pads. FOX 13’s Craig Patrick reports. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A controversial new housing restriction went into effect across Florida, prohibiting specific sex offenders from residing...Read More
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) – Council Bluffs Police have arrested a man in connection to an online predator operation. A release from the CBPD says Thomas Stone, of Des Moines, was arrested after completion of an online child predator operation which focused on identifying people seeking to exploit children. Stone is facing charges of grooming,...Read More
The Gilbert Police Department is increasing its presence around school campuses as students return for the 2026-27 school year. According to the department, the effort includes additional traffic enforcement, educational outreach and community engagement initiatives aimed at improving safety for students traveling to and from school. Police encouraged drivers, parents and students to follow school...Read More
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A lawsuit has been filed against the Pawleys Island Community Church and Pawleys Island Christian Academy following allegations that registered sex offender Warren Spence Perry was allowed to volunteer around children for years. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Georgetown County Common Pleas Court, seeks to represent parents and guardians whose...Read More
Sexting is on the rise among teens, with more than one in four, or 28 percent, admitting to having sent a naked picture of themselves via text or email, according to new US research. Plus those teens who engaged in sexting were also found to be as much as 82 percent more likely to be...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas — A landmark jury verdict against Meta and YouTube has reignited a national conversation about children, social media, and mental health. A California jury recently found the companies liable in a case brought by a young woman who argued that addictive platform features contributed to serious mental health harm. Meta says it plans...Read More
Council Bluffs police arrest Des Moines man in connection to an online child predator operation COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Council Bluffs police arrested a man from Des Moines in connection to an online child predator operation. According to the Council Bluffs Police Department, Thomas Stone was arrested for grooming, phone dissemination of obscene materials to...Read More
