Internet Safety Presentation Child Find PEI Internet Safety Presentation

Mission Statement To assist in the location and recovery of missing children and reunite them with their legal parent or guardian. To increase awareness about the issues surrounding missing and exploited children. To educate the public on ways to prevent abduction. To provide assistance and support to families affected by the trauma of a missing child. To refer parents to support/professional services. To advocate for the rights of children.

New Initiative

Internet Safety

Why Internet Safety?

New Media Risks With new media comes new risks: Cyber-Bullying Sexting Cyber-Luring

Sexting

Sexting Sending nude or semi-nude pictures to one another on mobile phones. For the most part these images are sent to the persons boyfriend or girlfriend. However, there are several documented reports of teens sending images to people to secure dates, or to someone they had only met online.

What You Should Know A 13 year-old boy was arrested on child pornography charges, after receiving a nude photo of a fellow student on his mobile phone. A 19 year-old cheerleading coach was convicted of indecency charges after taking a topless photo of herself and a 15 year-old girl. A 13-year-old boy was arrested on child pornography charges in October, after receiving a nude photo of a fellow student on his mobile phone. A 19-year-old cheerleading coach was convicted of indecency charges after taking a topless photo of herself and a 15 year-old girl.

What You Should Know At one High School 6 students were arrested after a sexting incident. 3 girls were charged with manufacturing, disseminating and possessing child pornography after taking pictures of themselves. 3 guys after receiving the pictures on their phone were charged with possessing child pornography. 3 were girls who allegedly took pictures of themselves - charged with manufacturing, disseminating or possessing child pornography. 3 were boys from the same school who were found with explicit photos on their mobile phones by police - charged with possession of child pornography.

Dangers of Sexting

Things to Remember Think about the consequences Think before you hit SEND. Anything on the Internet is public for anyone to see. Remember that forwarding sexual material is a crime. Think before you hit SEND. Anything on the Internet is public for anyone to see. Remember that forwarding sexual material is a crime.

Cyber-Bullying

Cyber-Bullying What is it? Is intentionally embarrassing, humiliating, threatening, or targeting an individual or group of people using e-mail, instant messaging, social sites, blogs, mobile phones, or other technologies. Cyberbullying is intentionally embarrassing, humiliating, threatening, or targeting an individual or group of people using e-mail, instant messaging, social sites, blogs, mobile phones, or other technological methods.

Types of Cyber-Bullying Flaming - sending angry, rude of vulgar messages directed at another person in private or in a public forum. Harassment - repeatedly sending a person offensive messages. Masquerade - pretending to be someone else and posting false information or placing another in danger. Outing and Trickery - sending or posting sensitive, private, or embarrassing material about a person. Flaming — sending angry, rude, or vulgar messages directed at another person in private or in a public forum. Harassment — repeatedly sending a person offensive messages. Masquerade — pretending to be someone else and posting false information or placing another in danger. Outing and Trickery — sending or posting sensitive, private, or embarrassing material about a person.

Ryan Halligan’s Story

If You’re Being Bullied Do not respond to the harassing messages Save all of the harassing messages Tell a trusted authority figure Change your account Call the police Do not respond to harassing messages. Save all harassing messages. Tell a trusted adult. Change your account. Call police if the contact involves threats of violence, stalking, child pornography, sexual solicitation, obscene calls or text messages.

Cyber-Luring

Facebook Facts Crimes involving Facebook were up 346 percent between 2009- 2010. Harassment is the crime most commonly reported on Facebook, with most eventually leading to some form of prosecution However, sometimes the crimes can be more serious. Crimes involving Facebook were up 346 percent between 2009- 2010. Harassment is the crime most commonly reported on Facebook, with most eventually leading to some form of prosecution. However, sometimes the crimes can be more serious

July 19th Confederation mall 11:20pm - 3:00pm July 23rd Summerside 10am-2pm July 26th Charlottetown mall 10:00 - 2:00 July 30th Montague 10:00am - 3:00pm August 18th 12-3 August 20th 3-6

What You Should Know An 18 year old man masqueraded as high school girls on Facebook to get underage male students to send him nude photographs He used these to blackmail the boys into performing sexual acts with him, which he took pictures of using his cell phone. 18 year-old man masqueraded as high school girls on Facebook, flirted with underage male classmates and convinced them to send him nude photographs. He used these to blackmail the boys into performing sexual acts with him, which he took pictures of using a cell phone.

Myspace Facts In July 2007 Myspace removed over 29,000 sexual predators from its site. Too late for some... In Hartford in 2006, 7 girls between the ages of 12-16 were lured over the internet with men who were older than they claimed. In January 2006, 14 Judy Cajuste was murdered after deciding to meet a man she met via Myspace. In Hartford in 2006, 7 girls between the ages of 12 – 16 were lured over the internet with men who were older than they had claimed In July 2007 Myspace removed over 29,000 sexual predators from its site.

Lured Over the Net