Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Via Myspace
March 8th 2010 -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KIDNAPPING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF YOUNG TEEN COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY A CHECKED BOX ON HER MYSPACE PROFILE
Los Angeles, CA, March 8, 2010: New City Parents social media specialists Allison Vanore and Jillian Gilbert say that a recent 13 year old kidnapping victim could have been kept from harm just by knowing about MySpace privacy settings and how to use them.
All too often we are reminded of how social media sites directly affect children, Cyber bullying and Sexting are all to commonplace and for fragile tweens and teens these behaviors can result in deep depression, anxiety and even suicide.
On March 8th, 2010 the top news story was about Samuel Francisco, a 35 year old sexual predator, who was being charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 13 year old girl he gained access to via the social networking site, Myspace.
New City parents co-founder Jillian Gilbert comments, “It is easy to prey on children online, many times they are not aware of how to set their privacy settings, making them an easy target for manipulative predators.”
“Parents should not only understand the popularity and impact of social media sites they should be on sites with their children and in control of logins, passwords and privacy settings. You can be a pal or a protective parent – the choice is yours.” Adds NCP co-founder Allison Vanore.
New City Parents recognizes the ever-growing community of young social media users as well as the somewhat staggering gap in knowledge between them and their parents, hence the creation of their seminar A Parent’s Guide to Social Media. Seminars are offered throughout the Greater Los Angeles area and can be presented in Spanish, Korean and Armenian. Co-founders Allison Vanore and Jillian Gilbert are also available for commentary on breaking news stories regarding Online Safety, Cyber bullying and Sexting.
For additional information, contact community liaison Ande Richards ande@theplymouthagency.com and visit http://newcityentertainment.com/parents/.
Tags: Allison Vanore, Ande Richards, cyber-bullying, Jillian Gilbert, kidnapping, myspace, New City Parents, online predators, Online safety, privacy settings, sexting, sexual assault, sexual predators, social media, social networking, teen depression, teens
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