http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sexualpredators/ en-us Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:09:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987257/posts MADISON, Wis. - James Sturtz is not your ordinary college student struggling to pay tuition. The 48-year-old rapist is one of Iowa's most dangerous sex offenders, locked up in a state-run treatment center for fear he will attack again if released. Yet he has received thousands of dollars in federal aid to take college courses through the mail. Across the nation, dozens of sexual predators have been taking higher education classes at taxpayer expense while confined by the courts to treatment centers. Critics say they are exploiting a loophole to receive Pell Grants, the nation's premier financial aid program for... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987257/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:09:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883649/posts According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news, "MySpace has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders on its site as of July – four times its original estimate." What's further alarming is that Consumer Reports noted in its "Net Threats" (Sept. 2007) that, "13 percent of their children who were registered at the giant networking site MySpace.com were younger than 14, the minimum age the site officially allows. We also found that many parents haven't prepared their children for online risks." An Expanded Playground For Cyber Perverts We all know the Internet has become the sexual predator's playground. What's tragic... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883649/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:08:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880879/posts The show was an instant success. It lured would-be child-sex predators to a public shaming, delivered by a handsome host. Ratings, awards and even praise from members of Congress followed. But now Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator" series is taking heat. And so is the police chief of the Collin County town that hosted it eight months ago. The troubles stem from the show's visit to Murphy, where more than 20 people were arrested but escaped prosecution because of evidence problems. Also a former district attorney ensnared in the sting shot himself. Steve Thompson Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880879/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:27:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879758/posts With all the horror stories hitting the headlines about online fears, crimes, predators, and even rape leading to murder one thing has become very clear: Parents need to understand their children's lives more than ever. That means they need to be online and in my opinion that means MySpace. (Though the principle is still true if applied to facebook or any other networking community alternative.) Parent's in California are presently trying to deal with an online pedophile Jack McClellan who takes perverse delight in posting pictures of young girls on his web-site and then giving out free instruction to... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879758/posts#comment Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871234/posts MySpace, the social networking website immensely popular with young people, has deleted the profiles of 29,000 convicted sex offenders. The minimum age to register on MySpace is 14 — although users are free to provide whatever age they want This is more than four times the 7,000 the company said it had deleted in May, and marks a significant tightening of its defences against online predators, following criticism from US authorities. All of those barred are thought to be based in the US. The company, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, said it hoped other social networking sites would follow... The Telegraph-UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871234/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:41:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870472/posts DURHAM, New Hampshire, Friday, July 20, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A national study, recently release by the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC), states that one in 25 youth who use the internet are requested to send sexual images of themselves.Published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study is entitled "Online Requests for Sexual Pictures from Youth: Risk Factors and Incident Characteristics."  The study made a phone survey of 1,500 Internet users aged 10 to 17 across the United States for one year.The study stems from a larger study by Research Center in 2000. The purpose... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870472/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:41:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1766000/posts Maybe someone can help me locate a proper group for this. The problem is I may know of a probable sexual predator (pedophile) who has never been caught. I live a different state than him. Is there any groups who have interests in keeping track of this kind of activity and ultimately apprehending and convicting this person? He's in Ohio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1766000/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:52:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717912/posts This is a tale of two predators. The first is a congressman who befriended teenage pages. He sent them cajoling instant messages asking them to describe their sexual habits, so he could get his jollies. The second is a secretary, who invited a 13-year-old girl from her neighborhood into her car and kissed her. Then she invited the girl up to her apartment, gave her some vodka, took off her underwear and gave her a satin teddy to wear. Then she had sex with the girl, which was interrupted when the girl’s mother called. Then she made the girl masturbate... NY Times via Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717912/posts#comment Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:02:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672030/posts  WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Luring children to websites containing sexual content by using child-friendly words may soon be a felony, under new legislation approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday, reported CNET News.com. The Child Protection and Safety Act would see fines and imprisonment for up to 20 years handed to anyone convicted of deliberately misleading children to view potentially harmful web pages. “Whoever knowingly embeds words or digital images into the source code of a website with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material harmful to minors on the Internet shall be fined under this... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672030/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:03:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657019/posts Michael Jackson, who earlier this year shuttered his Neverland Valley Ranch in California, is moving to Europe to reignite a musical career stalled by his sex abuse trial. A spokeswoman for Jackson said on Tuesday that the 47-year-old pop star was shopping for a home in Europe but had not finalized his plans. Jackson has spent much of his time in Bahrain since his acquittal on child molestation charges in June of 2005, Spokeswoman Raymone Bain said Jackson has also severed ties with his longtime business managers as part of a "sweeping restructuring" of his affairs. "He's just decided that... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657019/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:14:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657168/posts A rapist whose victims included "Top Gun" actress Kelly McGillis got taxpayer-funded Viagra for years, despite his fiendish history, it was revealed yesterday as he was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Serial sex predator Leroy Johnson was prescribed the erectile dysfunction pill by doctors at the Bronx-based Fordham-Tremont Community Mental Health Center from early 2003 to mid-2005, according to court records. The health center stopped doling out the little blue pills to Johnson only after new DNA tests linked him to a 1996 knife-point double rape - bringing his total number of rape victims to five. Center officials didn't... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657168/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:47:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656990/posts NORFOLK - A judge ordered that a grand jury should consider a felony charge against a man accused of propositioning a 14-year-old girl at a shopping mall. The man, Charles A. Speller, was charged in March with producing sexually explicit material after the girl said Speller offered her $200 to be in his "porno." The girl and her father testified on Tuesday during a preliminary hearing. The Virginian-Pilot is withholding their names to protect the girl's privacy. The girl's father said he saw the man approach his daughter twice as they walked through The Gallery at Military Circle. He lagged... The Virginian Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656990/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652466/posts National Education Association Set to Endorse Homosexual Marriage Teacher's union begins plans to promote homosexual marriage in public schools Dear xxxxxx, The National Education Association is set to endorse homosexual marriage at their convention coming up in Orlando June 29 through July 6. The new NEA proposal essentially says schools should support and actively promote homosexual marriage and other forms of marriage (two men and one woman, three women, two women and three men, etc.) in their local schools. The new proposal, expected to pass overwhelmingly, is found under the B-8 Diversity paragraph: The Association... believes in the importance of... AFA website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652466/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:43:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1651427/posts Well, they wanted it all and they got it all. Since the 1960's, radical feminists have been telling American women they needed to be more like men. Women were told they needed to be sexually liberated, like men. Women were told they could raise a family on their own, have a career and, basically, have it all, like men. The sad result of this mantra has led to some societal ills that will probably never be reversed. "No fault divorce" has vastly increased the number of single-parent households which has led to a multitude of children who, essentially, raise themselves.... RFFM.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1651427/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1646011/posts A pastor in Brighton who operates safe houses in Colorado was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexual assaulting a 20-year-old man, police said Thursday. Jesus Alonso Ochoa-Gomez, a 36-year-old illegal immigrant, operated a safe house for fellow illegal immigrants in Aurora and opened another safe house in Lochbuie earlier this year. The kidnapping and sexual assault allegedly took place in the Lochbuie location, police said. On Monday, acting on an arrest warrent, Lochbuie police officers went to Ochoa-Gomez's home, but the suspect refused to open the door. Police forced themselves into the home, where Ochoa-Gomex was arrested. His pregnant wife... ABC-7/Denver http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1646011/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jun 2006 03:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1645224/posts   Rape suspect Noe Moran VERO BEACH, Fla. – A suspected illegal alien is in custody today for allegedly trying to rape a 12-year-old girl he saw in a swimming pool. Authorities say the suspect, 24-year-old Noe Lorenzo Moran, a native of Honduras, was working as a painter at Vero Beach's Waterford Lakes when he targeted the child, who was swimming alone. Police reports indicate Moran forced the girl against a wall, then removed her bikini bottoms and touched her. The victim fought back and was able to get away from her assailant. She contacted authorities from a hospital she... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1645224/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 23:13:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1644770/posts SPRINGFIELD, MO., June 6, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Yesterday, Monday June 5, Missouri Gov. Blunt signed into state law measures that not only toughen punishments for sexual offenders, but also those who help or conceal them or their crimes. The law also strengthens the public database of sexual offenders, making it a simple task to report sexual offenders or obtain information on them. The newly signed bill also denies the defense of consent in the case of a victim of a sexual crime under 12. "We're sending a message to sexual predators that in Missouri we take this seriously," said Gov.... Lifesite News - a production of Interim Publishing - LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1644770/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 08:36:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640901/posts MySpace.com has quickly become the malt shop for today's teens – but, unlike Al's place in "Happy Days," this virtual "hangout" is also frequented by unsavory characters who are after our kids. What most teens see as just a fun place to connect with friends has become a sexual predator's and pornographer's playground. As the New York Times reported May 27, the site's content has become so skanky that even some corporate advertisers, including Weight Watchers and T-Mobile, are either pulling their ads from MySpace or threatening to do so. The pages of sex-film stars like Jenna Jameson and... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640901/posts#comment Wed, 31 May 2006 00:36:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635883/posts On April 20, 2006 in New York City, 52 child predators were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and officers of the New York City Department of Probation. ccording to ICE, all of the individuals arrested have been previously convicted of sex offenses including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, attempted sexual abuse, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sex act, course of sexual conduct against a child and sexual misconduct. The youngest of the victims was just 2 years old. Those arrested were from the following countries: China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy,... http://newsmax.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635883/posts#comment Sun, 21 May 2006 16:08:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1605051/posts [Recovering_Democrats' note: A family member notified me about this site recently, and I feel obliged to share it with all FREEPers. You can enter your address and see where registered sexual offenders live and work in your area. With all the abductions and murders of innocent children the past year or two, I would feel guilty not passing along this information. Please use it to keep your children protected.] 90% of all sexual assaults against children are committed by someone whom the victim knew. * The typical sexual predator will assault 30 - 60 times before being caught. ** The... www.familywatchdog.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1605051/posts#comment Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:36:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1631423/posts NEPTUNE BEACH, FL -- A First Coast man is behind bars after police say he posed online as a 16-year old girl to lure a teen victim into forced sex. 27-year-old Travus Earl Belden is charged with attempted sexual battery on a minor, false imprisonment, and battery. His alleged victim -- a 14-year old Neptune Beach boy. Police who arrested Belden say he told them he was planning to harm the boy. "He (Belden) said that his intentions were sexual and violent in nature and he intended to do the young boy harm," said Neptune Beach Sergeant Ryan Hall. Police... First Coast News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1631423/posts#comment Sat, 13 May 2006 00:34:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627587/posts Neighbors upset that parolees live in trailer on prison grounds - Twelve registered sex offenders who can't find a place to live moved into a large trailer on the grounds of San Quentin State Prison Thursday, sparking an angry outcry from people who live near the prison and Marin County officials who want the parolees sent somewhere else. The unwelcome parolees had been living in a Vallejo hotel until earlier this week, when the hotel owner kicked them out, prisons officials said. Parole agents have been unable to find anywhere else to put them and settled on San Quentin as... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627587/posts#comment Fri, 5 May 2006 23:36:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1608565/posts EDMONTON, Alberta, April 3, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An Alberta judge has ruled that adults can legally have obscene sexual conversations with children, so long as they don’t try to meet the child. Justice John Agrios acquitted a 32-year-old man of the charge of Internet luring on Friday, saying the explicit sexual chatting he carried on with a 12-year-old Ontario girl in 2003 was not illegal because he did not arrange a meeting with the girl. The accused, Christopher Legare, said he didn’t intend to meet the girl, although he talked to her about having sex and called her parents’ home.“The... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1608565/posts#comment Mon, 3 Apr 2006 23:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1587393/posts "Kiss me", "Touch me", "Feel me", "Rape me" – the invitations flashed across the photo of a scantily clad young woman on one of the most popular teen Web hangouts in the world – MySpace.com. Techno-hussies and innocent children just enjoying the latest method to socialize with their friends are falling victim because they are sharing very personal, often provocative and trashy information on MySpace.com, which is quickly becoming a sexual predator's playground. So rampant are the reports and allegations linking sex-crimes and even murder to activity on MySpace that producers at "America's Most Wanted" are looking into the... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1587393/posts#comment Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:34:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581108/posts A website that encourages young people to post personal information about themselves and has been linked to a series of rapes and other crimes by sexual predators is wholly owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which also owns the Fox News Channel. Murdoch sealed the deal for MySpace.com and its parent, Intermix Media, for $580 million in July. When the deal was announced, Murdoch said in a statement: "Intermix's brands, such as MySpace.com, are some of the Web's hottest properties and resonate with the same audiences that are most attracted to Fox's news, sports and entertainment offerings." California Web entrepreneurs... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581108/posts#comment Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:47:14 GMT