What would you do?
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
 There was a story yesterday on AOLnews about a woman who turned her husband of just three months, into the authorities because she found child pornography on his computer. As a result of her phone call, Christopher Scott Norman, 42, was sentenced to a three to five year prison term.
The wife is now saying she would have taken it back because her life has “fallen apart.”
This makes me wonder about other cases. Then it makes me wonder what other people would do in the same situation. Would women hide the fact that their husbands had child pornography in order to keep themselves in the “comfort zone” they’ve been in? What would you do if your own family members possessed child pornography? Would you be able to turn them in? Would you send them to counseling? Would you ask quesions?
I was looking back at some of the major stories from 2009 when it comes to child pornography. This is not just a US thing. This is a global issue. I know we’ve spoke about it in previous posts but it keeps coming up. So the question I pose is: What would you do? Labels: Aol News, child pornography
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Online Pornography
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Online pornography is easier to get than ever. It is a bit alarming exactly HOW easy it is and how ANYONE can access it. As a parent, it could be hard to imagine your kids actually going to search for it, but really, if they're interested in what it's about, all they have to do is type "porn sites" into any search engine, and there it is. It takes a matter of seconds.
Some people may say that pornography is harmless, or an "art-form," however, if it were that harmless, we would not have so many people addicted to it. I had a past family member who lost numerous jobs due to this "harmless" 'addiction,' then lost his family over it. Addiction to pornography sometimes takes over people's lives and destroys them. So how can we, as parents, protect our kids from seeing this at the touch of a button?
There are multiple reasons why this is an important subject to talk about with your kids. Here is one: I have a close friend who has struggled with porn addiction. He has admitted that it has affected his relationships with women. He said he "desensitized" him. He is in a support group to help hold him accountable. He is young, unmarried, and is a very successful businessman. He also said that once you begin, it's very hard to stop. This began when he was a teenager.
One major advantage of McGruff Safeguard is that not only can you monitor what your children and teens are talking about; you can also guard what content they are able to access, therefore, we can protect them during this influential time.
I know that as a parent, it can be very uncomfortable to talk to your kids about pornography. However, if you do, at least you will have begun to open up some lines of communication on this serious matter. McGruff Safeguard is also there for you to gain awareness of potential sexual abuse problems. McGruff Safeguard can monitor any conversation about sexual addictions and report back to you. We care about the health and safety of your kids. Help us help you keep your children safe online.Labels: child pornography, Internet predators
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Child Pornography
Friday, August 28, 2009
I know we usually talk about online predators, monitoring our kids online, and using McGruff Safeguard to help in bridge a gap when communicating…after all, teenagers CAN be from a different planet at times. For this blog, I wanted to dive into another subject which is a cause for concern. There could be a slippery slope when it comes to predators acting out. Here is an article from 2006 where a hearing wanted to establish the links between child pornography and child sex abuse.
The reason I wanted to bring this up is because this just came in from our friends in Florida, Protect Our Youth From Online Predators: Attorney General CyberSafety .
Marion County Man Arrested for Possession of Child PornographyTALLAHASSEE,
FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Marion County man has been taken into custody on charges of child pornography possession. Rodney
Tundidor was arrested by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s
CyberCrime Unit, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Citrus County
Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and
the Ocala Police Department.
Members of the Attorney General’s Tampa CyberCrime Task Force located
numerous videos and images of child pornography online during a routine
investigation and traced the images back to Tundidor’s computer. A search
warrant was executed at his Dunnellon residence and two computers, an external
hard drive, and numerous CDs were seized, which will undergo additional forensic
analysis to locate any additional images of child pornography.
An initial review at Tundidor’s residence confirmed the videos and images
located by investigators were on his computer, several of which were part of an
identified series of child pornography and others of children appearing no more
than six years old. Tundidor admitted to downloading and possessing the images
and videos. He was taken to the Marion County Jail and will be charged with 14
counts of possession of child pornography, which will be enhanced to
second-degree felony charges under the CyberCrimes Against Children Act, and two
counts of promotion of child pornography, also a second-degree felony.
This kind of thing happens daily. We are fighting it, states are fighting it, people all over the world are fighting it. Let’s all work together in taking these predators down. The first step is awareness.Labels: Attorney General Cybersafe, child pornography, children safety, Florida
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