Cyber Crimes Unit Catches Computer Criminals
Internet Becomes Virtual Playground For Child Predators
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The unit's approach to luring child predators on the Net is aggressive while the undercover officers' approach must come off as innocent as a child.The key is for the child predators to groom their targets -- manipulate kids with just the right words that will entice them to get together and meet, more than likely for sex, police said."All parents need to know is that this is a new problem. Because of the Internet, there are people out there who are preying upon their children," Abbott said.
Boatright said that some of the people already arrested were highly degreed professionals and that most parents would probably not be afraid of these predators.The attorney general said there are at least 200 parole violators in Texas who have a background involving sexual misconduct with a child. Abbott said his next mission is to go after the parole violators.Copyright 2004 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


















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