INTERNET SAFETY RESOURCES
These are Internet Safety Resources.
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ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
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2 Charged in Sexual Assault of Girl, 15
Newsday, August 13, 2001
- Girl Describes Ordeal of Rape and Captivity
The New York Times, August 14, 2001 - Man Pleads Guilty In Sex Slavery Case
Newsday, October 31, 2001 - Woman Pleads Guilty in Sex Abuse
Newsday, November 21, 2001 - Outrage Over Four-Year Plea Deal in Long Island Sex-Torture Case
New York Post, November 25, 2001 - Man Convicted in Internet Kidnap, Rape of Teen
Newsday, December 7, 2002 - 150-Year Sentence in Sex Abuse of Teenager After Internet Meeting
The New York Times, February 13, 2003
Adult Charged After Meeting 11-year-old
Detroit Free Press, March 22, 2001
Bill Introduces New Cyber-Exploitation Laws
The Canadian Press, March 14, 2001
British Police Swoop on Internet Pedophiles
Reuters, March 27, 2001
Briton in US Court on Sex Charges
BBC, August 25, 2003
- Briton Went to US for Sex with Girl
BBC, September 22, 2003 - Internet Paedophile Jailed for Five Years
BBC, January 8, 2004
Child Abuse and the Internet
Comprehensive study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, Summer 2001.
The Correnti Files
Newsday, April 10, 2001
- Retracing Steps on Teacher Hiring
Newsday, February 2, 2001 - DA: Big Child-Porn Collection
Newsday, January 30, 2001 - Ex-Teacher Charged in Sex Abuse
Newsday, January 19, 2001 - Ex-Teacher Faces Sex Sentence
Newsday, September 22, 2001
'Cyber-chumps' are Net's Big Victims
by Andrew Vachss, MSNBC, January 1997
Cyberstalking
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 28, 2002
Dix Hills Man Held For Sexual Abuse
Suffolk Life, October 3, 2001
- $1 Million Bail For Sex Abuse Suspect
Suffolk Life, October 17, 2001 - Second Indictment In Child Sex Abuse
Suffolk Life, November 7, 2001 - Plea Bargain Reached In Dix Hills Father's Abuse of Daughter
Newsday, June 1, 2002 - DA: Man Offered 5-Year Old Girl to Pedophile
The Associated Press, June 25, 2002 - LI Man Gets Additional Porn Charge
Newsday, June 29, 2002 - Father is Sentenced
Newsday, July 30, 2002 - New Sex Charges for Nassau Man
Newsday, September 24, 2002 - Federal Charges in Valley Stream Sex-Abuse Case
Newsday, January 17, 2003
FBI Declines to Pursue "Kaycee" Internet Hoax
The Associated Press, June 1, 2001
Girl, 13, Slain on Net Date
The Daily News, May 21, 2002
- Dos Reis Indicted On Sex Charge
Greenwich Time, May 31, 2002 - Dos Reis Pleads Innocent to State Charges
Greenwich Time, June 7, 2002
High Court Hears Web Porn Case
The Associated Press, November 28, 2001
HIV-Positive Offender Gets 17 Years
The Associated Press, November 6, 2001
How An Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities
From the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic Violence.
If We Really Want To Keep Our Children Safe
by Andrew Vachss, Parade, May 2, 1999
Internet Aspect of Crime Prompts Warnings
Press Release from the Clay County Prosecutor's Office, Liberty, MO.
Internet Crimes Against Children
Report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, May 2001.
Internet Gives Teenage Bullies Weapons to Wound From Afar
The New York Times, August 26, 2004
Internet Paedophile Jailed
BBC News, August 10, 2001
'Internet Predator' Stereotypes Debunked in New Study
American Psychological Association, February 18, 2008
Lauderdale Officer Accused of Soliciting Girl, 14, on Web
Sun-Sentinel, June 22, 2001
- Detective in Sex Case: 'It's All Fantasy Talking'
Sun-Sentinel, June 23, 2001 - Officer Accused In Sex Case Dies
Sun-Sentinel, September 25, 2001
The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids
Information from the American Library Association.
Locate the Law: Prosecuting Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Computer Crimes
Comprehensive site from Dennis Nicewander, Asst. State Attorney (FL), with links to statutes, appellate decisions and case law pertaining to Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Computer Crimes, including child exploitation statutes for online crimes.
Man Gets 20 years for Web Abduction
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 5, 2001
Man Who I.M.'d Girl Charged With Sexual Abuse
Chicago Tribune, July 25, 2002
Missing Person Report Snares Mother-Daughter Team Who Were Cheating Teens On Internet
Sun Sentinel, January 8, 2000
Missing Teen Found Safe But Tied Up in Virginia Townhouse
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 5, 2002
- Va. Suspect Billed Himself on Extensive Internet Site as Slave Master for Teen Girls
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 6, 2002 - Va. Man Who Took Teen Denied Bond; Case Sent to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 8, 2002
Online Visits Leave Many Teens Uneasy
The New Zealand Herald, March 8, 2002
Paedophile Net Raids Across UK
BBC News, April 24, 2002
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
Fact sheet from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, available in English and Spanish.
Parents Say Teen Was Urged to Run Away
Indianapolis Star, July 26, 2004
- Police: Nevadan Got Girl to Leave
Indianapolis Star, July 28, 2004
Police Examine Paedophile Evidence
BBC News, November 29, 2001
- Canada Fails To Make Arrests In Porn Sweep
The National Post, November 29, 2001
Priest Arrested in Web Sex Sting
The Associated Press, May 25, 2001
Rabbi Jerrold Levy Case
Archive of articles relating to the arrest, plea, and sentencing of Boca Raton, Florida, Rabbi Jerrold Levy on child molestation and child pornography charges.
Rising Number of Sexual Assault Cases Linked to Internet
The Korea Herald, July 7, 2001
Sexual Abusers of Children Often Get Deals, No Convictions
The Miami Herald, January 28, 2004
Spam Advertising Child Porn is on the Rise
Saint Paul Pioneer Press, December 17, 2001
Testimony of Andrew Vachss Before The U.S. National Commission on Libraries & Information Science
Testimony of Andrew Vachss before the NCLIS, November 10, 1998.
- Kids and the Internet: The Promise & the Perils
Full report of the NCLIS hearing held November 10, 1998. [PDF]
They Think They Feel Your Pain
Wired News, June 6, 2001
Youth Internet Safety Survey Reports
A series of reports from the Crimes Against Children Research Center, based on the Youth Internet Safety Survey.
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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Child Safety Foundation of New Zealand
P.O. Box 56-313
Dominion Road
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 09-638-7603
Toll-free: 0800 CHILD SAFETY
www.childsafety.co.nz
Information on preventing accidents and minimizing danger for children at home, online, and out and about.
Cyber Tipline
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
Charles B. Wang International Children's Building
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3175
Phone: (703) 274-3900
Toll-free: 1-800-843-5678
www.cybertipline.com
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of Crimes Against Children
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 4127
Washington, DC 20535
Phone: (202) 324-3666
www.fbi.gov
INHOPE Association
P.O. BOX 737
Woking GU22 8SY
United Kingdom
www.inhope.org
The INHOPE Association exists to facilitate co-operation between European Internet Hotline providers. Its mission is to eliminate child pornography from the Internet and protect young people from harmful and illegal uses of the Internet.
The Internet and Your Child
A Parent's Internet Education & Safety Course
P.O. Box 5386
Kent, WA 98064
www.theinternetandyourchild.org
IYC offers free, intensive 7-hour classes designed to teach parents all aspects of computer use, ethics, and crime.
Kids and the Internet: The Promise & the Perils
National Commission on Libraries & Information Science
1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 606-9200
www.nclis.gov/info/kids2.html
Safe OnLine Outreach Project
www.safeonlineoutreach.org
The Safe OnLine Outreach (SOLO) Project has been developed to address the emerging issue of sexual exploitation of youth on the Internet. Grounded in the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child, SOLO's goal is to create educational material for professionals who serve children and youth and make them aware of the risks to young people on the Internet.
