This episode may send chills down your spine, as Detective Jeffrey Fichtemaier and Corporal Alan Wilkett from the Pasco County Sheriff's Office describe the apps and other technology tools that child predators use to identify, groom and exploit children. We also discuss ways that parents can keep their kids safe from this new breed of child predators targeting children online.
For more information, please visit the following links:
Pasco County Sheriff's Office lists the apps used by child predators: https://www.facebook.com/pascosheriff/photos/a.204821599556058/2568870213151173/?type=3
News article discussing apps used by cyber predators: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/florida-sheriff-warns-parents-about-more-apps-following-arrest-of-23-suspected-child-predators
Another article from Jacksonville discussing child abduction facilitated by apps: https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20191016/after-10-year-old-is-raped-sheriff-warns-parents-about-15-apps-used-to-lure-kids
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: http://www.missingkids.com/
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