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Senators Kaine, Warner vote to advance the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act
Read full article: Senators Kaine, Warner vote to advance the Kids Online Safety and Privacy ActLast Thursday, Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released statements regarding the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, a piece of legislation they both cosponsored. It is set to receive a final vote in the Senate next week.
26-year-old New York man pleads guilty to traveling to meet underage Lynchburg girl
Read full article: 26-year-old New York man pleads guilty to traveling to meet underage Lynchburg girlA 26-year-old New York man pled guilty Monday after authorities said he drove 8 hours to attempt to meet a 14-year-old Lynchburg girl.
Officials: Florida man was talking to Bedford County 11-year-old online before abduction
Read full article: Officials: Florida man was talking to Bedford County 11-year-old online before abductionAn 11-year-old girl from Bedford County was reportedly abducted after communicating with a Florida man through an online game, authorities say.
26-year-old New York man arrested after traveling to meet underage Lynchburg girl, police say
Read full article: 26-year-old New York man arrested after traveling to meet underage Lynchburg girl, police sayA New York man has been arrested and charged after traveling to meet up with an underage girl in Lynchburg, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.
‘Evil in the world’: Woman taken by online predator as a teen, now educating others
Read full article: ‘Evil in the world’: Woman taken by online predator as a teen, now educating othersWe are working for you on solutions to keep our kids and our families safe from online predators.Online predators -- they are everywhere, and they are after our kids. But one family is working to fight them with education.
Authorities investigating threat made toward student at Central Academy Middle School in Fincastle
Read full article: Authorities investigating threat made toward student at Central Academy Middle School in FincastleThe Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a student from Central Academy Middle School (CAMS) in Fincastle received a threat on Snapchat on Tuesday.
Internet safety: Protecting kids from predators online
Read full article: Internet safety: Protecting kids from predators onlineA former Virginia State trooper, 28-year-old Austin Edwards, reportedly traveled across the country to meet a teen he met online. He abducted her and killed her family. Edwards was killed in a shootout with police and the teen is now safe, but California police believe she met him online, where he pretended to be younger than his age.
Man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for using Snapchat to prey on teenage boys in Southwest Virginia
Read full article: Man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for using Snapchat to prey on teenage boys in Southwest VirginiaA North Carolina will spend the next nearly 20 years in prison for receiving sexually explicit images and videos from teenage boys living in Southwest Virginia via Snapchat.
Bedford County pinwheel displays raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Read full article: Bedford County pinwheel displays raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention MonthMore than 1,400 pinwheels have been placed outside four locations, led by the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Each one represents a victim from last year.
‘A parent’s worst nightmare’: Southwest Virginia man sentenced to 27 years for coercing minors on Snapchat
Read full article: ‘A parent’s worst nightmare’: Southwest Virginia man sentenced to 27 years for coercing minors on SnapchatA Southwest Virginia man has been sentenced to 27 years for using Snapchat to coerce underage girls into sending him sexually explicit photos, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.