Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido will conduct two forums early in the school year to help students and others in school communities to be informed, prepared and collaborative to maintain a safe learning environment. Lucido and Assistant Macomb Prosecutor Tonya Goetz, chief of the juvenile unit, will discuss a variety of topics at “STRAIGHT TALK:...Read More

In her opening arguments Megan O’Neill, a lead attorney for California, relied heavily on information found in millions of documents provided in the case from Meta. They included internal research, employee emails, and chat logs that went all the way up to Zuckerberg. One piece of internal research on Instagram stated: “Teens have an addict’s...Read More

Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions ramping up around the topic, the research...Read More

Roblox Grooming Allegations AW-GAL-0018’s claims involve a boy who began using Roblox in 2024, when he was 12 years old. By the time he was 13, the lawsuit alleges an adult woman had targeted him for grooming by posing online as a girl his age and sending him sexually explicit material. The woman then maneuvered...Read More

Olukanyinsola Odebode has ‘attitudes of entitlement’ about his sexual behaviour Olukanyinsola Odebode has been given a 12-year extended sentence as a dangerous offender(Image: Gwent Police) A “very predatory” man raped one woman before going on to sexually assault another while on bail. Olukanyinsola Odebode “humiliated and degraded” his victims then denied any wrongdoing and forced...Read More

As US Rep. Andy Biggs’ (R-Gilbert) record is in the spotlight for being soft on predators, a 2005 vote that has thus far remained uncovered could complicate Biggs’ effort to push back against those claims.  In 2005, just a few years after first being elected to the state House, Biggs was one of just three...Read More

NEWTON, Iowa — A Montezuma man has been charged with grooming after allegedly having multiple sexual conversations with whom he believed to be a 15-year-old on social media. The Newton Police Department announced Wednesday that it arrested and charged Curtis Sean Gauley, 57, of Montezuma with grooming and enticing a minor under 16 for a...Read More

Details in an affidavit show that a Harrison 39-year-old who has been charged with internet stalking of a child was reportedly told multiple times that he was speaking to a 14-year-old during a White County Sheriff’s Office sexual predator sting in June and still offered a job “having sex while cattle farming.” A warrant was...Read More

On Tuesday, OpenAI released ChatGPT for Teens, an age-gated version of its chatbot designed for young users. The company first announced it was working on a system to automatically identify teens and restrict their usage of ChatGPT last September, following the death of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who, as alleged in a lawsuit filed by his parents, took his...Read More

(Photo by Sanket Mishra via Unsplash) By Talker Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions...Read More