PROTECTING CHILDREN AGAINST

ONLINE PREDATORS

Matthew D. Krueger
United States Attorney
Eastern District of Wisconsin
 POTENTIAL DANGERS TO WATCH FOR

 Adults, usually posing as children, will make casual contact with children to:

 Gain their trust, and introduce sexual conversations over time.

 Next they will try to coerce children/victims into providing sexually explicit images or videos of
themselves. Many times they will promise victims gifts or money.

 Once your children have sent sexually explicit images or videos, offenders threaten to post their
images publicly or send the images to victims’ friends and family.

 Offenders do this to ensure that more photos and videos will be sent and to get their victims to
comply with their online sexual demands.
 PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN

 Discuss Internet safety with children of all ages.

 Explain that images posted online will stay on the Internet permanently.
 Set privacy settings to the strictest level possible for online gaming systems
and electronic devices.
 Keep electronic devices in an open, common room of the house. Do not
permit online access in a closed room.
 Frequently check your children’s online activity, profiles, and postings.
Prevent your children from deleting their online activity.
REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, THE ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES CYBERTIPS IN THE UNITED
STATES, HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED, FROM 983,734 REPORTS IN MARCH 2019 TO 2,027,520 REPORTS THIS MARCH

PARENTS MAKE SURE CHILDREN KNOW THAT ANYONE WHO ASKS A CHILD TO ENGAGE IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ACTIVITY ONLINE SHOULD BE
REPORTED TO A PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR OTHER TRUSTED ADULT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

REMEMBER THAT VICTIMS SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO TELL LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY ARE BEING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED. IT IS NOT A CRIME
FOR A CHILD TO SEND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES TO SOMEONE IF THEY ARE COMPELLED OR COERCED TO DO SO.

Report crimes to the FBI call:414-276-4684 Report crimes to Homeland Security call: 1-866-347-2423

Or
Local Law Enforcement Agency