Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Older teens lured in just as easily as young children


KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — It was an eye-opener.
So said parents and children of Ken Wooden’s presentation on child luring and Internet predation Monday.
Wooden, who last week gave similar presentations at Misawa Air Base, Japan, warned Department of Defense personnel and their families that younger children aren’t the only ones at risk.
Most young people kidnapped by strangers are teenagers, he told parents.
Even college-age children remain at risk, he said.
Many lures that work on younger children also work on older ones, he said as he showed a video of how effortlessly he lured college students into a van during an experiment. Full Story - Family Circle Magazine - Snuff Online - American Blooms