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Sex trade hits home
A Canon City mother offered herself and her 13-year-old daughter as a "package" for sex; or so the sexual predator thought as he chatted on the Internet earlier this year.
That predator, Lawrence Couturier, a 61-year-old Canadian citizen, fantasized online about impregnating both mother and daughter, according to court records.

He then put his plan into action. Armed with boxes of Cialis and a digital camera, Couturier flew from British Columbia to Denver International Airport, rented a car and drove south on Interstate 25 to Fremont County.

To his surprise, the "family" in Canon City turned out to be a lone undercover agent. Full story
A 20-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly forcing women he met on MySpace to have sex with him.
Travis Lane Bragg of Winter Haven was charged with two counts of sexual battery over the weekend, according to MyFOXTampaBay.com.
One of his alleged victims, a 19-year-old woman, told Polk County detectives she had befriended Bragg on MySpace.
She said he forced her to have sex against her will when he came over to her house last Friday. Full story...
The British police sting that busted a pedophile network Monday of more than 700 suspects in 35 countries stemmed in part from an ongoing U.S. investigation of "molestation on demand" that spanned several states here, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The worldwide pedophile operation involved the abuse of at least 31 young children, some who were photographed and others who were molested live on streaming video.

Parents in Lebanon received a lesson Tuesday night on how fast online sexual predators can target children. "I'm going to pose as a 13-year-old girl. I'm not going to initiate any conversation. I'm just going to respond to instant messages that are sent to me," said Detective James Grumbine before the demonstration. Within 25 minutes of entering the chat room, 11 people were discussing sex with the "13-year-old."
"It's pretty scary considering I only answered their questions I didn't initiate anything," Grumbine said.


The Investigators Find Sex Predators on MySpace One registered sex offender we talked to spent nearly two-and-a-half years in prison for sexually assaulting two girls, one under the age of 13. His profile is on the Sex Offender Internet Registry. He also has a profile on MySpace, the popular online hangout for teens.

Douglas Oates also has a MySpace page where he describes himself as sexy and looking for new relationships. But it was his relationship with a 9-year-old boy that got him listed on the Sex Offender Registry as a level three offender, the most serious.

Oates: "I never met nobody on this."
Hoffer: "What would you say to parents who have their kids go on MySpace?"
Oates: "I would say if anybody goes on MySpace make sure your kids are meeting the right person."


Online Alert: Some Pedophiles Date Moms to Reach Kids
Some Sexual Predators Troll Internet Dating Sites for Single Parents. "These e-mails indicated that he actually married the mother to have access to the child,"
Internet child predators targeted in multi-agency operation - Watch news video
Those involved in the investigation said simply locking your doors and keeping your children in the house is no longer enough to keep them safe from child predators.

Operation Valley Predator II took place from July 27, 2008 through August 22, 2008. Throughout the course of the investigation law enforcement served at least 19 state and federal search warrants and arrested 61 people on a variety of offenses, ranging from child pornography crimes to violating state-mandated sex offender registration rules.

"Those involved in the investigation said simply locking your doors and keeping your children in the house is no longer enough to keep them safe from child predators."