TURLOCK – California Attorney General Rob Bonta in partnership with the recently established Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (Sac HTTF), today announced the arrest of 12 individuals for allegedly attempting to contact a minor for sex and other related crimes. The arrests are the result of a partnership between state and local law enforcement and have been...Read More
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA (WSET) — An alleged sexual predator from Oklahoma is facing charges thanks in part to work done by investigators with Virginia’s Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office. On August 2, investigators with the office began an online conversation with a man who was later identified as James A. Janis. At the time, Janis believed...Read More
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A group of parent advocates held “A Day of Action” on Tuesday. They joined ParentsTogether to ask Facebook parent company Meta for more security features and parental controls. They sent a letter to Meta over a year ago and said they had not received a response. Stephen Carnes, who...Read More
School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest Each year, PennDOT sponsors a school bus safety poster contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The winners of the poster contest are recognized at an event in Harrisburg held every October as part of National School Bus Safety Week. This year’s theme is Safety First – Safety Always....Read More
A lawsuit against online video game platform Roblox and chat app Discord claims the two companies have misled parents about weak safeguards against sexual exploitation of children after a 13-year-old was targeted by a predator in New Jersey last summer, prompting the family to move out of state. Roblox, which allows users to create their own...Read More
PROCTOR, Ark. (WMC) – A tip from the Arkansas State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit has resulted in the arrest of a 47-year-old from Crittenden County. Justin Lee Russell, 47(Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office) The county sheriff’s office arrested and charged Justin Russell, of Proctor, with eight felony counts of possession/use of child sexual abuse...Read More
A federal judge has once again blocked California’s landmark online child safety law from taking effect. In a ruling on Thursday, US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman granted a preliminary injunction in favor of NetChoice, saying the technology trade group’s claims that the law violates the First Amendment would likely succeed. The law, called...Read More
HILLSBORO, Ore- On August 22, 2024, Brandon D Perkins, age 41, pleaded guilty to online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and luring a minor. Judge Erik Buchér then sentenced the defendant to three years in prison. Deputy District Attorney Bryce Bissinger prosecuted this case. On October 17, 2019, the Washington County...Read More
CHICO, Calif. — On Wednesday, a Fairfield man pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from his online actions involving a then 10-year-old girl from Butte County back in 2022. The Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that 21-year-old Ethan James Alfonso pleaded guilty on Wednesday toone count of child molestation for his remotely directing...Read More
Multiple people were recently arrested in connection with an undercover operation that targeted child sex predators in the Las Vegas Valley, police said. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the multi-agency operation, which took place April 28 and 29, led to the arrest of 10 people. Authorities said that those arrested face charges varying from...Read More
