Adults need to be cautious online too!

We all worry about what our kids are doing online, worry about online predators targeting them for their pleasure. Adults need to worry too. Yesterday an 23 yr old male from Little Canada, MN entered a guilty plea for manufacturing child pornography. He posted an ad on Craigs List, offering his services as a baby sitter. A family responded and hired him to watch their child. An investigation in California led the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children task force to the suspect here. The investigation revealed that the suspect had video taped himself sexually assaulting the child he was hired to care for.

Everyone needs to remember that online services don't do background checks on those that use their services. Adults need to be cautious too, they need to make sure they know who they are meeting, who they are bringing into their homes, especially when asking or hiring someone to care for their most precious, their children.

Take the time to check references, if they don't have any, move on to someone else, there are many good responsible people out there, and they don't mind providing references from past work.