Fresno County Sheriff Deputies warn parents: Watch what your children are doing online
A Fresno Man was arrested on multiple felony charges of soliciting sex from a 10-year old girl online. Â Allegations are that the individual, who was booked into Fresno County Jail on multiple sex related charges due to his online activity. Â Federal and local investigators were involved in the investigation after they received a tip from a concerned citizen regarding suspicious online activity.
Adults using the internet to lure children into situations where sex or sex related acts can occur has been a problem since the beginning of the internet. Â However, parents can monitor their children's online activity and help protect them from these predators. Â There are monitoring programs available that allow the parents to review their child's activity at a later time. Â Further, parents should never assume the screenname and profile match in age or gender to the person using the internet. Â It is common for sexudal predators to use deceptive names to make themselves appear as another similar aged child, then attempt to garner information, location, or whereabouts from their intended victim. Â Somthing as simple as the child telling the predator what school they attend, or if they are going to visit a recreation area in the near future is enough for the predator to begin the process of taking online chatting and moving toward in person physiclal or sexual abuse the child.
