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Children on the Internet at Risk of Encountering Cyber-Stalkers

Today’s kids are being raised in a wired world where computers and cruising the internet are basic daily activities. But connecting to the outside world online can expose kids to real dangers of cybe

Today’s kids are being raised in a wired world where computers and cruising the internet are basic daily activities. But connecting to the outside world online can expose kids to real dangers of cyber-stalkers. Gloria Penner talks with Katie Tarbox, the author of a memoir that details her experience of being seduced by an Internet predator. Tarbox later became the first person to successfully prosecute an online predator in a landmark federal case.

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  • Katie Tarbox , author, Katie.com .

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