ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – A convicted child predator was sentenced to 16 years for distributing child sexual abuse material. According to records, 40-year-old Justin Adkins was convicted of second-degree exploitation of a minor in Buncombe County and sentenced. He was released from state custody in April 2023 and placed on post-release supervision until 2028....Read More
The Apple age verification system leverages a combination of on-device intelligence, secure identity verification, and parental controls to ensure children only access age-appropriate content. Unlike traditional verification methods that rely solely on self-reported birth dates, Apple’s approach integrates multiple security layers. Secure Identity Verification: Uses government-issued IDs or parental approval to confirm age. App and...Read More
Last May, 19 students and two teachers lost their lives in the third deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. A month later, President Joe Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which included nearly $1 billion for school districts to spend on mental health services, violence...Read More
Kochi: The Puthencruz police zeroed in on the paternal uncle of the three-year-old girl, allegedly murdered by her mother in Moozhikulam, for sexually abusing the child, going by a strong sense of intuition supported by circumstantial evidence. The missing case-turned-murder from Monday led to the arrest of the man on Thursday based on the findings...Read More
Texas lawmakers once again say they want to boost funding to make schools safer. State leaders promised to make them more secure after mass shootings at Santa Fe High School and then again after Robb Elementary. They largely emphasized “hardening” schools. That meant mandating districts install panic buttons and place armed security officers at each...Read More
Unredacted documents show TikTok is aware of the dangers caused by its app. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite...Read More
Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday that 205 alleged child sex predators who preyed on children online have been arrested in the last five days. The arrests are part of a new joint operation by the Justice Department and FBI called “Operation Restore Justice,” which saw 115 children across the...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, one week after the tragic shooting at The Covenant School, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, Speaker Cameron Sexton and legislative leadership announced additional actions to strengthen safety at public and private schools across Tennessee. These measures include enhanced legislation and funding to place an armed security guard at...Read More
What’s going to be different about this inquiry? It’s the question those in the child protection system are understandably asking. This week, the Crisafulli government in Queensland ordered a commission of inquiry into the child safety system. Another one. The fact the child safety department even exists is the result of a previous inquiry. In...Read More
As part of the ongoing Operation Spring Cleaning, one of the largest law enforcement task forces in the country announced hundreds of arrests of alleged child predators throughout Southern California on Wednesday. The arrests were announced by the Los Angeles Regional ICAC Task Force, which is led by the L.A. Police Department and works with...Read More
