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Attorney Generals Seek Sex Offender Data From MySpace

Samuel Spies, Asociated Press (ap@telecom-digest.org)
Mon, 14 May 2007 13:17:38 -0500

By SAMUEL SPIES, Associated Press Writer

Top law enforcement officers from seven states issued a letter to
MySpace.com on Monday, asking the social networking site to turn over
the names of registered sex offenders who use the service.

The letter asks MySpace to provide information on how many registered
sex offenders are using the site, and where they live. Attorneys
general from North Carolina, Connecticut, Idaho, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania signed the letter.

Law enforcement agencies have identified more than 200 cases
nationwide of children "lured out of their home by predators they met
on MySpace," North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said a written
statement Monday.

In their letter, the attorneys general also asked that MySpace describe
the steps it has taken to warn users about sex offenders and remove
their profiles.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called the site a
"virtual playground" for predators.

"That combination of sex offenders and children is a recipe for
tragedy," Blumenthal said.

Myspace's policy prevents children under 14 from setting up profiles,
but it relies on users to specify their ages.

The site is owned by media conglomerate News Corp.

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.

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