Our Kids and the Creeps on Social Media

Keeping children safeShe met him on Roblox. He said he was an 11-year-old boy from Sweden. He loved role-playing adult life on this wildly popular platform for kids. He told the girl they should connect on Snapchat.Before connecting to the boy, the girl asked him to prove who he was. He directed her to his TikTok account. She looked on TikTok and found videos of Fortnite, an online game especially popular with boys.Of course, this didn’t prove he was an 11-year-old boy, but she connected to him anyway. She thought it would be fine.It wasn’t fine.She was at school when the “boy” sent her a photo. When she opened it, she wasn’t alone. Two other girls from her class were standing next to her. The photo she opened showed not a boy but a man, and he was naked.Horrified, the girl told the school. Parents were called. They were told to call the police. The mother of the girl also reported the incident to Snapchat. (Then she deleted the app). We all know what happened next.Absolutely nothing. Creepy “Swedish Boy,” also known as Ryue D of Montreal, simply moved on, no doubt, to prey on other kids.Predators Online and OffPedophiles…
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