LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Michigan State Police (MSP) and Michigan Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are launching a new campaign called “Opening the Door” to bring awareness to online sexual predators.
The Child Crime Prevention and Safety Center estimates there are half a million online predators active each day, targeting children between the ages of 12 and 15.
The Michigan State Police see this issue every day.
“In 2024, our Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, they actually executed over 300 search warrants on homes, computers, flash drives, resulting in about 147 arrests. We’ve had them local here in the Lansing area,” said MSP Lt. Rene Gonzalez.
If your child has access to the online world, a predator may have access to your child.
“At any given time, there are 50,000 child predators out there, looking to groom, exploit, or ask for sexual photos that could lead to sextortion. It can happen to any kid,” MSP’s ‘Opening the Door’ campaign video.
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TOKYO – The government’s new system to protect children from sex crimes is expected to regulate up to 230,000 organizations, including kids cafeterias, talent agencies and schools, according to a draft from the Children and Families Agency.
It remains to be seen how widely the system will be adopted, given concerns about its requirements for strictly managing sensitive information and the risk of lawsuits.
The system — called the Japanese version of Britain’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) — allows education-related groups to refer to a Justice Ministry database and check the sex crime history of people working in jobs that involve children.
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As deepfake crimes by teenagers continue to increase, data from the National Police Agency showed Monday that the number of sex crimes related to illegal filming committed by teens nearly doubled from 2020 to 2024.
Last year, 1,372 teenagers were accused of committing sex crimes such as filming other people's bodies with cameras and creating or distributing sexually exploitative images and videos using deepfake technology. The number rose each year from 710 in 2020 to 941 in 2021, 1,040 in 2022 and 1,224 in 2023, according to a report compiled by Rep. Kang Kyung-sook of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party, based on figures provided by the NPA.
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ST. LOUIS (CN) — An Eighth Circuit judge compared a Missouri law requiring sex offenders to post signs on Halloween saying they don’t have candy to a North Dakota law requiring landowners to post signs warning if there is quicksand on their property during a hearing Tuesday challenging the sign law’s constitutionality.
“In North Dakota, if there is quicksand, we’re required to post it,” U.S. Circuit Judge Ralph R. Erickson, a Donald Trump appointee, said during the 30-minute hearing. “Obviously the cattle don’t understand it’s quicksand. But you know, in theory, somebody wandering up, they see it’s there, and no one has ever asserted that that’s being too compelled (of speech).”
The analogy hit at the heart of the arguments as Missouri attempted to revive the sign requirement after a lower court blocked it last October, stating that it violated the First Amendment guarantee of speech by compelling sex offenders to post the sign on their private property.
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“We were certainly not trying to do anything wrong,” Potter said. “The thing about a Sunday, schools are not even meeting on Sunday, daycares are not in business on Sunday. There were no kids involved. These are adults, bringing their car up to do a car wash.”
Deputies said they’ve warned Potter about having sex offenders help with the car wash. However, Potter said the sheriff’s office only told him they cannot work full-time in his store, which he says he’s followed.
Potter said he works closely with law enforcement to ensure he’s following the law and has always complied.
“Some of my guys, they’re all facing felony charges over this, and they are clean,” he said. “If you rehabilitate someone, you’re actually improving public safety.”
Committee Member: Mu. Editorial Lead: Yesmap
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The Australian government today released regulatory guidance on the social media minimum age law, which comes into effect on December 10. The law will restrict individuals under 16 from holding accounts on many social media platforms.
Committee Member: Mu. Editorial Lead: Yesmap
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This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James released proposed rules for New York's SAFE for Kids Act, which Gov. Kathy Hochul previously signed into law to curb addictive features on social media for minors.
The law requires social media companies to restrict algorithmically personalized feeds and nighttime notifications for users under the age of 18 unless a parent opts out on behalf of their kid.
Lawmakers argued the feeds are tied to youth anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
The laws outlined by James' office explain which companies must comply with the law and the standards to determine a user's age and parental consent.
Committee Member: Mu. Editorial Lead: Yesmap
Adult-attracted gay man; writer. Attraction to minors is typical variation of human sexuality.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Dozens of survivors of sexual abuse rallied in front of City Hall, demanding immediate passage of a city council bill that would allow them to pursue legal action against people and institutions they say violated them sexually
Arrorney Jerry Block told the group, “A vote on bill 1297 is urgently needed by hundreds of survivors of sexual violence in New York City.”
A state court decision blocks legal action for incidents prior to 2022. That prompted a Bronx Judge to recently toss out 400 sexual abuse lawsuits.
City Council member Brooks Powers Council said, “Survivors deserve more than sympathy they deserve accountability. They deserve a chance to hold abusers and institutions responsible.”
A number of those taking part in the rally claim they were abused during their younger years while in the city-run Youth Detention Center.
Committee Member: Mu. Editorial Lead: Yesmap
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