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Keeping Children Safe in the Backyard and Online |
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Written by Myra Vandersall
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Monday, 23 February 2009 09:52 |
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Keeping children safe in their own backyards and in front of computers is a diligent and ongoing task for parents. Now, two organizations dedicated to child safety have joined forces to increase awareness of the danger posed by sexual predators, online stalking, harassment and bullying. Both organizations are instrumental in facilitating tougher laws to deter sexual predators. Denise Pellow, founder of KidsBeSafeOnline LLC, and Derek VanLuchene, President of RyanUnited.org, bring personal experience, research, common sense and technology to address the issues of child safety. Both organizations are involved in legislative and educational efforts to increase the awareness of predatory activities that endanger young people worldwide.
VanLuchene, of Helena, Montana, experienced personal tragedy in 1987, when Ryan, his then eight-year-old brother was kidnapped by a repeat sex offender while playing in his backyard. The boy was sexually assaulted and murdered by the offender who had been released from prison just weeks before, and had served time for a past sexual assault against a 13-year-old boy. Read Full Release
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 February 2009 16:29 |
