Sexual Predators

Feds: Fake Justin Bieber Was Real Sexual Predator

Posted 05.17.2012

Federal authorities have indicted a Florida man for posing as Justin Bieber online, promising young girls backstage passes and free tickets in exchang...

PHOTOS: New Pics Of 'Well-Dressed Groper' Who's Still At Large

Posted 05.11.2012

The NYPD has released new photos of the "well-dressed groper" who remains at large after a man was falsely accused and cleared of all charges linking ...

Want to Undermine Science in Public Policy? Start With Sex

Dr. Marty Klein | Posted 05.01.2012

Dr. Marty Klein

The facts about sexuality should not be trivialized into a matter of opinion. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but everyone is NOT entitled to their own facts.

Friends, Neighbors Convinced Vanderwoude Is Not 'Well-Dressed Groper'

Posted 04.16.2012

Friends and neighbors of Karl Vanderwoude don't believe he could possibly be the "well-dressed groper"-- the sexual predator implicated in four attack...

Online Dating Sites To Screen For Sexual Predators

AP | ROBERT JABLON | Posted 05.20.2012

LOS ANGELES — Three leading online dating sites have agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other measures to protect their members after a...

Former DA Gets Minimum Sentence

Posted 01.20.2012

The former Montrose District Attorney who pleaded guilty last October to criminal extortion and unlawful sexual contact received a sentence that has d...

AC360 Reveals How Penn State Fails Victims Again

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 01.17.2012

Rosalind Wiseman

I have a suggestion for the chief of police who hid in his office rather than talk to the reporter. Instead of cowering, he should get himself in front of that camera.

What Not To Wear

Ellie Williams | Posted 01.01.2012

Ellie Williams

I believe that the people in power should be protecting my rights and creating a safer environment for everyone, not advising me on my wardrobe.

Match.com Lawsuit Settled

AP | Posted 10.24.2011

LOS ANGELES — A woman who sued Match.com after being sexually assaulted by a man she met on the dating website settled her lawsuit on Tuesday wh...

PHOTOS: SlutWalk In Denver

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 09.02.2011

A new empowerment group called "SlutWalk" is making its way all over the world faster than some can raise their eyebrows. It began on January 24, ...

Public Enemy Number One of Missouri Teachers -- Headed Toward a Congress Near You?

Randy Turner | Posted 07.25.2011

Randy Turner

When it comes to surefire bills that all Missouri legislators can support, all you have to do is target one of three types of people -- sex offenders, drunk drivers or classroom teachers.

ReThink Review: Trust -- Parenting and Adolescence Online

Jonathan Kim | Posted 06.01.2011

Jonathan Kim

David Schwimmer's film Trust is one of the most honest, impressive films about adolescence and parenting in the Internet age that I've seen.

Monster In A Box: David Schwimmer's New Psychological Thriller

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 05.28.2011

Michael Kurcfeld

For 10 years, David Schwimmer made you chuckle as earnest, feckless Ross on Friends. But in his second outing as a film director, Trust, he will infu...

Predator Panic Making a Comeback

Larry Magid | Posted 05.28.2011

Larry Magid

I thought we were past the days of "predator panic." Around 2004, when To Catch A Predator was on TV just about weekly, there were lots of news stories about the dangers kids face on the Internet.

Keeping Kids Safe Online

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Siciliano

The Internet is like a bad neighborhood with bad guys around every corner. As soon as a family member becomes active online, it's time to educate them -- no matter what age they are -- about cyber safety.

New Jersey's Kyleigh's Law Puts a Bullseye on Youth

Alex Koroknay-Palicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Koroknay-Palicz

On May 1, a new law goes into effect in New Jersey that requires provisional drivers under 21 to put a red sticker on their license plate. The law, n...

Now Playing: Wal-Mart's Theater of Public Alienation

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Norman

In one recent study, the average rate of reported police incidents at Wal-Mart stores was 400% higher than the average rate of incidents at nearby Target stores.

California Considers Repeal Of 1950's Law To Study Causes And Cures For Gays, Sexual Deviancy

AP | By CATHY BUSSEWITZ | Posted 05.04.2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill Tuesday that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes and cures of hom...

What Are We Going to Do About Gambling Addicts?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Don McNay

My solution to gambling addiction would be same one that seems to be helping keep track of sexual predators: A national registry. If widely shared, such a list could prevent addicts from any legalized gambling.

The Church as Sexual Predator

Emilie Townes | Posted 05.25.2011

Emilie Townes

This is what has troubled me over the years: the church's sanction of sexual predation. I cannot think of a more grave violation of trust and faith.

Sexual Predators and Their Threat to Society: Our Laws are Not Enough

Alex D'Andrea | Posted 11.04.2011

Alex D'Andrea

Chelsea King is emblematic of your sister, daughter, mother, or friend. Her situation happens by the numbers every day in America. Our laws are not enough.

"The People" Have the Right to a Speedy Trial, Too!

Robin Sax | Posted 05.25.2011

Robin Sax

A psychiatrist concluded that Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper's disorders include psychopathy, pedophilia, narcissism, and "malingering" -- faking psychological symptoms to avoid criminal prosecution.

Poland and Polanski: Chemical Castration in the News

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Shirin Sadeghi

Changing people's attitudes about the rich and famous, or their ingrained gender biases, is a slow process, but that's where laws come in handy: some problems do have solutions.

How Far Have We Come? Not Far Enough

Robin Sax | Posted 11.17.2011

Robin Sax

When it's time to discuss potential or actual sexual abuse from online encounters, the best way to combat the fear associated with such talks is to just start talking!

How to Fix the Economic Meltdown and Stop Terrorism: Legalize Heroin and Whores

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011

David Henry Sterry

The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.