Most of the time we think of child predators hanging out in chat rooms and social networks.

They are, in fact, everywhere. I was reading this news story this morning about a 13 year old stalked and caught by a sexual predator through a World of Warcraft site. Any sites that attract kids of any age will attract the predators that troll for them.

Once the connection is made, the predator lures them into offline meetings. Never, ever agree to meet anyone offline that you meet online. This is our mantra and while it is not one of those rules most people will follow, we’re sticking with it as a top online safety rule.

If you do want to meet someone, there are two things:

1. If you are a parent, go with your child and make sure it is in a very public place.

2. If you are a teenager or child, make sure you take a parent with you. This is a time for adult supervision and not friends just in case it is a large, aggressive predator that means you harm.

In the meantime, assume every site you surf and visit online is hiding someone you don’t want to get to know.

Here’s the news link if you want to read more: Click Here