Advice needed

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HI

I'm new here :) I'm looking for a bit of advice.

Someone I knew some years ago on the net and in real life is on myspace. The problem that I have is when I knew that person I was only 15, and he was in his 30s. A lot happened, but he approached me as a minor, and I know for fact he was also involved with another minor. This person has been the subject of my nightmares for many years, for the reason he made a serious threat to me.

I am worried about the fact that person is on a wide community such as myspace that caters for different ages. And the reality that I know for fact that he has already approached several underage girls and befriended them.

As someone that has known him in the past, and know what the reality behind this person's online self is, I feel like its a responsibility I have to report this.

In a circumstance like this, what is the best thing to do and who should I report this to?

Thanks

C
Last Post Apr 3, 2007 2:49 PM by: InSeason
InSeason
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Re: Advice needed

Apr 3, 2007 2:49 PM
Thanks for the advice Anne, very much appreciated.
Anne
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Re: Advice needed

Apr 1, 2007 4:17 PM
InSeason, it looks like you're not in the UK, but the closest professional advice on this to you would be CEOP, the Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre in London. If you'd like to send specific info on the person, e.g., his profile URL and maybe those of the minors you're referring to to admin@blogsafety.com, we'll definitely pass the info along to MySpace. I'm sure they'd appreciate knowing. Thanks for joining us,
Anne
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InSeason
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Advice needed

Apr 1, 2007 2:39 PM
HI

I'm new here :) I'm looking for a bit of advice.

Someone I knew some years ago on the net and in real life is on myspace. The problem that I have is when I knew that person I was only 15, and he was in his 30s. A lot happened, but he approached me as a minor, and I know for fact he was also involved with another minor. This person has been the subject of my nightmares for many years, for the reason he made a serious threat to me.

I am worried about the fact that person is on a wide community such as myspace that caters for different ages. And the reality that I know for fact that he has already approached several underage girls and befriended them.

As someone that has known him in the past, and know what the reality behind this person's online self is, I feel like its a responsibility I have to report this.

In a circumstance like this, what is the best thing to do and who should I report this to?

Thanks

C