Internet Predator Avoids Jail Time
According to krqe.com, in New Mexico a dangerous Internet predator has been spared prison time, and allowed to get away with "probation" and "counseling." Apparently he didn't have to serve 18 months in prison, which the prosecutors had wanted, because there wasn't a "real child" involved. Instead, the predator was talking to a police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.
So, he would only have gone to jail for victimizing a real child. And now, he'll be back online in no time.
This is particularly dangerous, since sexual predators are among the most likely to re-commit their crime. Some studies even suggest that recidivism, or the re-committing of a crime, is up to 80% for sex offenders.
And in the case of Internet predators, it's even easier to committ a crime in which you aren't face to face with your victim until the last minute.
This kind of disturbing case is one more reason why parental control software is so important in the fight against Internet predators. Awareness Tech's WebWatcher, one of the most highly rated of parental control software systems, offers everything from website recording, email recording, chat recording and more. And, busy parents can even check on their child's Internet use from work, since WebWatcher allows access from a remote location.
Predators like this are out there preying on children, and until our justice system is better about putting them away, parents need to know who their child is talking to online, and what's being said.
So, he would only have gone to jail for victimizing a real child. And now, he'll be back online in no time.
This is particularly dangerous, since sexual predators are among the most likely to re-commit their crime. Some studies even suggest that recidivism, or the re-committing of a crime, is up to 80% for sex offenders.
And in the case of Internet predators, it's even easier to committ a crime in which you aren't face to face with your victim until the last minute.
This kind of disturbing case is one more reason why parental control software is so important in the fight against Internet predators. Awareness Tech's WebWatcher, one of the most highly rated of parental control software systems, offers everything from website recording, email recording, chat recording and more. And, busy parents can even check on their child's Internet use from work, since WebWatcher allows access from a remote location.
Predators like this are out there preying on children, and until our justice system is better about putting them away, parents need to know who their child is talking to online, and what's being said.
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