Sex-Crimes Law Targets Online 'Grooming'
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By Andy Meinen, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 24--A new law signed by Gov.
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13-year old Megan Meier, after being cruelly taunted by a "Josh Evans" on MySpace,   hung herself in her closet with a belt.  Lori Drew, the mother of one of Megan's former friends, admitted in a police report that Josh Evans was really her, but later denied it.    The police investigated, but were unable to find any crime they could charge Mrs. Drew with.  The state of Missouri is proposing to   outlaw internet harassment, but under the US Constitution, such a law could not apply retroactively.    But Federal prosecutors may have found a way to prosecute Mrs. Drew...
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Stay offline or face 18 months in jail, $10,000 fine Convicted sex offenders who used websites to help them commit their crimes are to be banned from using the internet under a tough new measure signed into New Jersey law yesterday.â¦
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The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that would require sex offenders to submit e-mail addresses and other online identifiers for inclusion in the Justice Department's National Sex Offender Public Registry.
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Latest round of legal action targets users of a variety of services, including eDonkey.
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Police and internet companies launch a website for children to report possible paedophile activity.
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New measures to track the movements of sex offenders across borders are to be introduced.
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Though communications protections exist, the law is fuzzy regarding internet and e-mail activity. Watch out for the legalization of digital mind readers tracing internet users' thoughts and interests, and trampling privacy rights in the process.
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U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed  requiring sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant  messaging addresses with law enforcement authorities in a bid  to protect children using popular social Internet sites like  MySpace.
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John Reid says new measures to protect children online - including a parental alarm - are to be unveiled.
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The Scottish government will outline its new plans to deal with sex offenders.
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By SUSAN M. COVER Blethen Maine News Service It's illegal for certain convicted sex offenders to visit Web sites that are popular with children. But a lawmaker from Presque Isle says a lack of money makes it hard to enforce the law. Rep.
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell said he would seek legislation to require convicted sex offenders there to register their online identities.
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WASHINGTON The Justice Department has announced that more than 150 people have been arrested, charged or convicted in the past three months in a crackdown on criminal activity on the Internet.
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The home secretary is to set out plans to crack down on those who "groom" people for extremism via the internet.
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Notorious prisoners' artwork, notes and even nail clippings are hot items online. But a new law might put a stop to it
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A 13 YEAR old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for running a sexual services business on the web. More than 100 teens had signed up for the boy&#39;s &quot;compensated dating&quot; site which usually refers to youngsters trading sex for money or gifts.