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The profile of an online predator is becoming harder and harder to pinpoint, as the Internet provides opportunities for those sexual predators who otherwise would have resisted their urges.

In Delaware, a former Kent County paramedic, who was honored for running into a burning house while off-duty and saving an injured occupant, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for dealing in child pornography.

Did you know: Online predators are more likely to recommit their crime than any other criminal.

And in Maine, a man described by bangordailynews.com as a "loving father and selfless volunteer who worked for his church and community" was sentenced to two years in prison, a $5,000 fine, and five years of supervised release for possession of child porn.

The possession of child pornography is often linked to child abuse, since most sex offenders use it to desensitize the child they plan to abuse. And, even those who don't abuse kids are paying someone who does.

So what is the profile on an online predator or sex offender?

They can be almost anyone, and many of them seem like "respectable" members of the community. The only thing we know for sure is that they are more likely to recommit their crime than any other criminal.

Sexual predators today come from all races, ages, and socio-economic situations. To date they've been everything from teachers to firemen, politicians to military personnel. Many Internet safety experts believe that this kind of behavior is magnified by Internet use. Registered sex offenders are those who will commit their crimes in any situation, while many online sexual predators only do so (at first) because the Internet provides them with a sense of anonymity. They don't think they'll get caught, so they aren't as afraid to prey on children as they would have been otherwise. Unfortunately, any time a sexual predator makes the jump to becoming an online predator or a sex offender, it's unlikely that they will be able to go back.

According to U.S. Department of Justice, sex offenders are 4 times more likely to be rearrested for a sex crime than non-sex offenders. This kind of compulsive and predatory behavior is difficult to control, since today more and more kids are congregating in chat rooms online where online predators can masquerade as someone they are not. Police departments struggle to keep up with the monumental task of policing the Internet, but it's simply impossible for them to pursue every predator stalking a child online.

To date, the only way parents can control who their child is associating with online is via parental control software. But not all software systems are created equal, which is why we created WebWatcher.

Unlike other parental control software systems, WebWatcher is easy to install and easy to use. It's also completely invisible while running, and can be checked from a remote location. This allows parents to decide whether or not to tell their child that their online activities are being monitored. It also gives parents the opportunity to check on their child's Internet use from anywhere: from work, home, or any place with Internet.

And like other parental control systems, parents can engage website blocking, website recording, chat recording, and email recording.

There's no way to know who is really talking to your child, but 1 in 53 will be aggressively pursued by an online sexual predator, including phone calls, text messages, the use of child porn, and meeting the child face to face.

Parents simply can't be too careful when it comes to sex offenders and sexual predators, no matter how "respectable" they may seem on the surface.



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