In pleading guilty, Koch admitted the following facts. He admitted that between September of 2008 and June of 2009, in the Northern District of New York and elsewhere, while using a facility and means of interstate and foreign commerce, which included text messaging, picture messaging, and wire communications by use of cellular telephones, Koch knowingly did persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. The communications between Koch and the victim occurred via telephones and also by way of computer on MySpace and America Online Instant Messaging. Koch admitted that at the time he was the varsity soccer coach at Blue Ridge High School in Pennsylvania. The victim was 15 years old when the communications between the victim and Koch commenced. Koch purchased and provided to the victim cellular telephones for the express purpose of communicating with the victim by way of texting and telephonic conversations.
http://albany.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/alfo033110.htm
Thursday, April 1
Tuesday, March 30
New Service Combats 'Sexting,' 'Cyber-Bullying'
New Service Combats 'Sexting,' 'Cyber-Bullying'
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010, 2:39 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 29 Mar 2010, 10:30 PM CDT
NED HIBBERD
Reporter
HOUSTON - 'Sexting,' text messaging and 'cyber-bullying.' Most parents know the danger is out there, even if they are not quite sure what to do about it.
But a new service offers monitoring of a child’s cell phone in the same way software can scan websites visited by the child’s computer.
A Katy-area woman called “Mary” wishes she had heard of it sooner.
She says she tried to control her 13-year old daughter’s cell phone usage by allowing the girl to share her phone.
One day, concerned about a flurry of text messages from someone named “Mac,” she posed as her own daughter.
“I'm like, okay, so I'll text him and say, ‘hey I'm scared,’ and just generate a conversation like that,” says the mom. “And sure enough, he started texting me back.”
She showed FOX 26 one of the text messages she says she received: “i dnt think u pregnant cuz i dont think the condom broke but it might have.”
The alleged sender, Harold McArthur, 25, has been charged with two counts of “Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.” He remains jailed in lieu of $30,000 bond.
“He doesn't understand that what he took, he can never give back,” says Mary, whose identity is being shielded to protect her teenage daughter.
The phone’s “delete” function kept this mom in the dark.
But a newly-launched service aims at keeping parents “in the loop.”
It monitors text messages for certain keywords, alerting mom or dad if the content is sexual or bullying.
“It gives them back control that they really don't have,” says Andy Kahan, a crime victims’ advocate who is on the advisory board of the company, WebSafety.
He says its service also tackles the problem of “sexting,” which is when a teen takes a nude self-portrait with the camera-phone and sends it to a significant other.
“Whatever image is either sent to your child or your child sends to another individual, Bingo! You get it as well,” says Kahan.
With plans starting at $150 a year, WebSafety’s service isn’t cheap.
Then again, neither is the therapist treating Harold McArthur’s alleged victim, according to her mom.
“If I had known that there was technology that would send alerts to you,” says Mary, “it would have helped me a whole lot.”
She is unhappy with the plea deal she says is in the works for McArthur.
And she is preparing a “victim impact statement” to read in court at the end of May.
On the Web:
WebSafety Program to Monitor Children's Cell Phones --
http://www.mywebsafety.com/venditti
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/scitech/100329-new-service-combats-sexting-cyber-bullying
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010, 2:39 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 29 Mar 2010, 10:30 PM CDT
NED HIBBERD
Reporter
HOUSTON - 'Sexting,' text messaging and 'cyber-bullying.' Most parents know the danger is out there, even if they are not quite sure what to do about it.
But a new service offers monitoring of a child’s cell phone in the same way software can scan websites visited by the child’s computer.
A Katy-area woman called “Mary” wishes she had heard of it sooner.
She says she tried to control her 13-year old daughter’s cell phone usage by allowing the girl to share her phone.
One day, concerned about a flurry of text messages from someone named “Mac,” she posed as her own daughter.
“I'm like, okay, so I'll text him and say, ‘hey I'm scared,’ and just generate a conversation like that,” says the mom. “And sure enough, he started texting me back.”
She showed FOX 26 one of the text messages she says she received: “i dnt think u pregnant cuz i dont think the condom broke but it might have.”
The alleged sender, Harold McArthur, 25, has been charged with two counts of “Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.” He remains jailed in lieu of $30,000 bond.
“He doesn't understand that what he took, he can never give back,” says Mary, whose identity is being shielded to protect her teenage daughter.
The phone’s “delete” function kept this mom in the dark.
But a newly-launched service aims at keeping parents “in the loop.”
It monitors text messages for certain keywords, alerting mom or dad if the content is sexual or bullying.
“It gives them back control that they really don't have,” says Andy Kahan, a crime victims’ advocate who is on the advisory board of the company, WebSafety.
He says its service also tackles the problem of “sexting,” which is when a teen takes a nude self-portrait with the camera-phone and sends it to a significant other.
“Whatever image is either sent to your child or your child sends to another individual, Bingo! You get it as well,” says Kahan.
With plans starting at $150 a year, WebSafety’s service isn’t cheap.
Then again, neither is the therapist treating Harold McArthur’s alleged victim, according to her mom.
“If I had known that there was technology that would send alerts to you,” says Mary, “it would have helped me a whole lot.”
She is unhappy with the plea deal she says is in the works for McArthur.
And she is preparing a “victim impact statement” to read in court at the end of May.
On the Web:
WebSafety Program to Monitor Children's Cell Phones --
http://www.mywebsafety.com/venditti
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/scitech/100329-new-service-combats-sexting-cyber-bullying
Monday, March 29
Frank Shea member NLEA - CBS Interview on the FL Police Shooting 3/29
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6343185n&tag=mg;earlyshow
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