Pedophiles and Social Networking Sites

As has been pointed out before, pedophiles routinely use the internet as yet another hunting ground for victims. Many have decried MySpace as a haven for pedophiles seeking to groom future victims.

MySpace has now handed over profile information on 245 registered sex offenders to law enforcement officials in North Carolina. This is a good start. Ironically, given the recent events at LiveJournal, these were accounts that had already been deleted (along with 7,000 nationally).

This comes on the heels of new Senate Legislation that would make it a felony for a registered sex offender to access MySpace, and other social networking sites. Much like other laws that prevent child predators from accessing locations where children routinely gather (schools, playgrounds, etc), this law makes sense. Attached to the bill are provisions requiring photo processing employees to report images submitted by customers that they believe to be images of child pornography.

Unfortunately, given the inefficient nature of our legislative body, there may be too many other "riders" or political fat attached to the bill for it to make it into law. We'll have to wait and see.

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LiveJournal – Six Apart Delete Hundreds of Pedophile Sites

LiveJournal Says No to Pedophiles:

Setting a new precedent, LiveJournal, owned by Six Apart Incorporated, deleted over 500 of its sites or journals today. Responding to requests from Warriors For Innocence, LiveJournal chose to remove sites that promote pedophilia, child sex, child abuse, and other illegal activities.

LiveJournal has revised their Terms Of Service (TOS) to include new standards that will ensure that they protect the safety and well-being of everyone who visits LiveJournal.

As pedophiles and their sympathizers scramble to find new hosting options, we will be following them and contacting each web host in order to work to enforce a TOS that will ensure that these hosts maintain a responsible and respectable reputation.

LiveJournal and Six Apart have taken a very important step. They chose to maintain accountability for the content placed on their sites. By setting this precedent, they have opened the door for other web hosting companies like Blogger/Google, Blog.com, Xanga, Wordpress, and others to follow in their footsteps.

Special thanks go out to Scott Kraft, the Executive Vice President of Marketing for Six Apart, and Denise Paolucci, the Manager of Customer Service for LiveJournal. They have both been very helpful.

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Many LJ users that have had their journals deleted are complaining to WFI that we targeted them and that we are on a witch hunt to shut down innocent sites.

To answer your questions and concerns, we do know what Lolita is and no, we did not report sites that are about Lolita fashion. Those sites were deleted by LJ because LJ (not WFI) chose to delete all sites with certain “interests” listed.

“Did it ever occur to you people that some of the people who have “incest” or “rape” in their interests are victims of said action?”

Yes, it did. We can tell the difference between a pedophile site and a survivor/support group site. And no, we did not ask for the survivor/support group sites to be deleted. We actually expressed our concern over keeping them up and running even though their interests may be listed as the same as a pedophile site.

You may find it easy to blame us for the deletion of these sites, but we are disturbed by their deletions as well. LJ is obviously trying to avoid accusations of discrimination by deleting all sites with specific interests listed. They made that decision, not WFI. Go ahead and point a finger at us. Call us vigilantes and idiots. Accuse us of banning or deleting you. But you forgot something. LJ is hosting your sites. It’s their call, not WFI’s.

I have no problem standing up and saying that yes, innocent journals were deleted by LJ. Yes it was done because I complained to LJ about pedophiles on their site. Yes, this has caused a lot of problems for a lot of people. And yes, I am sorry that there has been mass hysteria over this. But NO, we are not responsible. I will not take the blame for LJ enforcing their rules as they see fit. I may have been the catalyst, but I did not make the decisions for LJ. LJ can delete any journals that THEY view as containing objectionable content. Childish complaints that I “targeted” this journal, or that journal, are misplaced, and serve no purpose.

Many of you see us as wacky, unreliable, and misguided. You question the legality and legitimacy of what we do. You’ve threatened to turn us into the police and to call Quantico. You’ve threatened to sue us. You wonder who we are and what TOS we follow.

Well, here’s the scoop. We are Warriors For Innocence. We are NOT a non profit organization. We are a group of people who are sick and tired of pedophiles and child molesters hurting children and having a say on the internet without any type of accountability.

We do not break the law and we do not advocate breaking the law. For those of you who have been wondering, our Predator Barrier page is perfectly legal. Have you ever watched To Catch a Predator? Maybe you should.

Yes, we are working to clear out the RSO’s and predators on MySpace, we just don’t post about it.

“Can’t you people see that by attacking fandom journals, you’re driving the real pedophiles underground…”

No, that’s not the case. First of all, we didn’t attack fandom journals. Second, the “real pedophiles” are on many sites. They post on pedophile chat boards. They are on there now posting where their new sites are moving to. And yes, we will be following them, and we will be more proactive in the future at protecting ‘innocent’ sites.

There are sites where pedophiles are telling very young children that what their parents are teaching them is wrong, and that they should listen to pedophiles because they know what's best for them. The pedophiles tell kids that "bad touch" is not really bad, just because your parents said so. This is dangerous to children.

There are sites that advocate the lowering of the age of consent for sex. They describe their encounters with small children and talk about how sexy the 5 year old was and how turned on they are when the child smiles at them.

They also post explicit child rape stories for the purpose of sexually arousing themselves and other pedophiles.

This is pedophilia. This is why we do what we do.

Child Porn, No Big Thing…

I’ve written before that I am sick and tired of people thinking that Child Pornography is not that big of a deal. It is a big deal. It’s not just some pictures that someone is looking at for the hell of it.

Child porn is not only 16 and 17 year olds, but also infants, toddlers, and 5-8 year olds being raped and tortured. THAT is the horror of child porn. And THAT is a big deal. It’s graphic, devastating, and leaves children and families scarred for life.

I cannot even begin to understand why such horrible images wouldn’t make a person sick. Only a monster would be turned on sexually by images of child rape and torture.

And for those pedophiles out there who think child porn is only visual images, I have news for you. In many countries it’s also any written material. And yes, I will find your web site and get it shut down and point the police directly at you.

When we reported the arrest of Nicholas Baudoin and Chad Evans, we received many comments and emails stating that we are on a “witch hunt” and:

“Assuming he just looked at pictures, I feel sorry for him. What seems like an almost victimless crime has ruined his life. I know the kids are the victims, but the kids won't be harmed when one more stranger looks at their picture without them knowing it.”

And this comment:

“However VIEWING it doesn't actually HARM anybody, so the immoral actions aren't anywhere near that of child porn manufacturers, distributers, or supporters. Somebody who views child porn is not a monster, just a pervert.” – Anonymous Pedophile

The following information clearly proves this pedophile wrong…

The NCMEC has a lot of wonderful information on their web site. They have statistics on child-pornography possessors between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2001. Those statistics showed that most had pornographic images of prepubescent children (83%) and images graphically depicting sexual penetration (80%). Approximately 1 in 5 people arrested (21%) had images depicting sexual violence to children such as bondage, rape, and torture. More than 1 in 3 (39%) had child-pornography videos with motion and sound.

Forty percent (40%) of those estimated arrestees were “dual offenders,” who sexually victimized children and possessed child pornography, with both crimes discovered in the same investigation. An additional 15% were dual offenders who attempted to sexually victimize children by soliciting undercover investigators who posed online as minors.

Most had images of children who had not yet reached puberty. Specifically 83% had images of children between ages 6 and 12; 39% had images of 3- to 5-year-old children; and 19% had images of toddlers or infants younger than age 3.

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So, child porn, no big thing... Wrong! It's a huge thing and anyone who believes otherwise is either an offender or so naive that they are living in a fantasy world.

We wrote an article a while back about how Child Porn Leads to Molestation. You can read it here.

A special thanks goes out to the NCMEC and the Cyber Tip Line. They are helping to make a difference.

MySpace Dangers: Chad Evans- He Doesn't Look Like a Child Pornographer...

19-year-old Chad Lewis Evans was arrested on Child Pornography and sexual abuse charges in Pasadena, California on March 27th. source

He fled Salem, Oregon after being found with child pornography and identified as exploiting a 12 year old victim.

This story has been all over the news and the internet for weeks. What you haven’t heard is that Chad Evans has a MySpace page and his friends are already proclaiming his innocence.

WFI has uncovered Chad's personal MySpace page and pictures. As you can see here, he appears to be an average 19 year old.

Parents and teens need to be aware of how dangerous the internet is. You may have wondered about MySpace and other social networking sites that people use to chat and message each other.

Teens use this site and others like it, to post pictures and chat with friends and with strangers. Almost everyone at school has a MySpace page that lists all kinds of information about them. Teens feel safe flirting with strangers, even older men, because they are hiding behind a computer.

Teens often forget that anyone can be at the other end of a message. A 57 year old man can make a MySpace account and say he’s a 17 year old girl. He can even post pictures of “himself” on his page using any pictures he wants.

With Chad Evans, it turns out he really was a 19 year old from Salem, Oregon. He just didn’t mention that he was into child pornography and exploiting young children.

MySpace can be used as a hunting ground by child predators. Parents need to be aware of what their kids are doing online at all times.

In one case, Sonny Szeto, 22, traveled from Jersey City, N.J., to Connecticut in October and molested an 11-year-old girl in her playroom while her parents slept upstairs, according to an FBI affidavit.

In the other case, Stephen Letavec, 39, molested a 14-year-old Connecticut girl in his car while visiting from Elrama, Pa., in October, according to another FBI report. The FBI said Letavec made several visits to see the girl between last summer and January.

"I showed you what love is and how it feels," Letavec wrote in an e-mail found in the girl's school locker, according to the FBI report. "I want to show you how making love feels too, not just sex because there is a difference."

The girl signed onto MySpace as an 18-year-old, but told Letavec she was 14 before he visited, the FBI said. source

We're Watching You

We've had some nasty visitors lately. The search words used were disgusting. We have screen shots of these sickos searching for child porn and info. It never ceases to amaze me how monstrous people can actually be.

Please note- there are no pictures here. This is a family friendly site, so feel safe clicking on the links here. They are merely screen shots of the text of the search info for the visitors. If you are a pedophile, go away. There is nothing here for you.

Searching for "Naked Children Pictures on the Web", "Child Molestation Porn Video XXX", “Toddler Boylove”, and "Fresh Young Girl Pedo Porn" are bad enough. The one that sickens me the most is "Toddler 'Her Genitals' Images".

And for the sicko who asks, “Should 11 Year Old Girl Have Sex”, the answer is NO!!

And wondering “I Think I Might be a Pedophile”- well if you think you are then you probably are. Leave the children alone you sick monster!!

We just wanted to let the monsters out there know that we are watching them- in many more ways than this- so keep looking over your shoulder because we’re gonna find you.

MySpace Will Block Predators

MySpace has long been a haven for kids and thier friends. About 12% of MySpace's visitors in October were under 18. Unfortunately, predators know this and use this to target kids.

MySpace has announced that it will install a system to track and eliminate online Registered Sex Offenders (RSO). This week, MySpace is striking back, announcing a broad program in partnership with Sentinel Tech, an expert in online background checks, to screen MySpace users against 46 sex offender registries. The database will contain the names and physical descriptions of convicted sex offenders in the U.S. An automated system will search for matches between the database and MySpace user profiles. Employees will then delete any profiles from the website that match.

Finally! This is long over due. It looks like all of the complaints and emails have finally paid off.

This is a Pedophile

This is Rookiee, aka Damien Roberto Andres Cole of Pomona, California. He is a pedophile. He likes little boys. He thinks the age of consent for sex should be lowered. Cole, whose online handle is Rookiee Revolyob, is one of the internet’s most dangerous pedophiles. Besides maintaining online journals advocating child molestation, he hosts a podcast which praises pedophilia, sex with the underaged, and child rape.

He is an active member of various online forums, one of which is called “boychat” and on which he shares his depraved thoughts about little boys. His online name, Revolyob, translates into “boylover” when spelled backwards.

In addition to his internet activities, his MySpace page reveals that he is engaged in a relationship with a young boy, one he has been manipulating since the child was ten years old. His pedophile associates have gone so far as to accuse him of collecting child pornography and there are unconfirmed reports that he may be under federal investigation for his activities.

We urge you to take extreme caution in dealing with Mr. Cole. Most importantly, please keep your children away from him. He is known to frequent Disneyland and Renaissance Fairs in the area, and represents a definite danger.

His Alternate Screennames:

lowlypikeman (YIM)

rookieeblvr (YIM)

crassusd (YIM)

ICQ UIN: 826099

crassusd (AOL)