RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -A dangerous online group is exploiting kids across the world by convincing them to commit crimes in exchange for online game credits and money. The group calls itself 764, and started as an online network and has evolved into a global operation targeting minors. Members operate across multiple platforms, with Roblox...Read More
Feb. 17, with 1,631 days of lingering in the court system to his credit, Ronald Lee Tyler, 81, finally admitted to sex crimes committed against Jefferson County’s children, members of his own family. With a wave of support behind the child sex offender, however, the accused championed for deferred adjudicated probation, so that once probation...Read More
Age-verified Roblox accounts being offered for sale online expose a terrifying loophole in the gaming platform’s new safety measures. The platform popular with children, and notorious for its predator problem, recently introduced new age-verification tools to safeguard gaming spaces for children — but experts say the technology cannot keep up. Pre-made accounts have recently appeared...Read More
A convicted Sacramento child molester who was set to be released under California’s elder parole law now faces new charges stemming from an alleged child sexual assault that happened in Roseville in 1996, prosecutors announced on Thursday. David Allen Funston, 64, was convicted back in 1999 of 16 counts of kidnapping and child molestation. Funston...Read More
Published March 17. 2026 06:40PM The Pennsylvania State Police rolled out a presentation to educate families about emerging technology, the risks of online gaming and the critical precautions to take to ensure their children can enjoy the Internet safely. PSP’s comprehensive program, unveiled at the Allegheny County Emergency Services Facility, explored a variety of popular...Read More
Four siblings who were longtime friends of Michael Jackson are accusing the late pop star of being a “serial child predator” who preyed upon then when they were as young as “seven or eight” in a bombshell lawsuit filed last week in California. Edward, Dominic and Aldo Cascio and their sister Marie-Nicole Porte called Jackson...Read More
Posted: Feb 12, 2026 11:30 AM CST by WAKA Action 8 News Gov. Key Ivey signs the Child Predator Death Penalty Act into law, Thursday, February 12, 2026 – Photo from the Office of Gov. Kay Ivey Gov. Kay Ivey has signed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act. One of the governor’s top priorities this...Read More
Serial child molester granted parole After being granted parole, 64-year-old David Allen Funston, who sexually assaulted young boys and girls in the 1990s is set to be released under the Elderly Parole program. The former prosecutor who tried him is now fighting against his freedom. CHINO, Calif. – A convicted serial child predator who was...Read More
David Allen Funston, 64, was convicted of kidnapping and child molestation in 1999. His punishment was originally three life sentences in prison, but through California’s Elder Parole program, he was found to be suitable for release at a hearing in September. Transcripts from that hearing show that, as recently as 2021, Funston was masturbating to...Read More
FLUSHING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WNEM) — Police are warning parents about an online predator network that is targeting children and teens. The group known as 764 is using gaming platforms, social media apps and private messaging services to contact potential victims. According to Flushing Township Police, members of this group use tactics including pretending to be...Read More
