Predator ?

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Registered: 09-01-2006
Predator ?
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Thu, 03-29-2007 - 5:30pm

What do you think about this.


A man in Washington state has a web site. The web site keeps getting taken down then pops up under another server. The one he is using now is based out of Canada. On this web site he talks about how to find children, how to become a boy scout, lure them in, blah, blah, blah


The police know about this man. They know who he is. He goes to various sporting events, takes pictures of kids and puts them on his web site. Parents want a picture of the man so they can "protect" their kids. The police won't give that info. because of his legal rights.


What do you think? He has not committed a crime. He can post whatever he wants on his web site. According to the constitution. :)

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-29-2007 - 6:22pm
Unfortunately the law is right. Now if someone hurt a child and could prove somehow that it was done solely because of this guys website then they could probably arrest him for something. I'm no lawyer so I'm not sure what but I watch lots of L&O. But lets be honest, real predators, real pedophiles don't need someone to "teach" them how to do it. I think its instinctive for them, they learn as they grow up. You don't just suddenly become attracted to children at the age of 30. It starts young and cultivating relationships with young people is a skill they learn. I think the guys a rat and I'm sure the police keep very close tabs on him, but probably just the idea that no one can stop him turns him on more than the actual stuff he posts about. Creeps have always been out there, we just know more about them now and are aware they exist. Before we were ignorant of the fact and I don't think that was necessarily a good thing. More peace of mind for us, but no more safety for our kids.

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Thu, 03-29-2007 - 11:51pm

Why are people so sick???? WHY????


I get that there has to be laws and rights have to be respected, but there has to be a fine line!

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Fri, 03-30-2007 - 8:59am
I am pretty sure that the police are keeping a very close eye on him.
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Sat, 03-31-2007 - 1:47am

Here's an article from the seattle times. :)

Friday, March 30, 2007 - 12:00 AM

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Self-described pedophile says his Web site was shut down

By Brian Alexander
Seattle Times staff reporter

A self-identified pedophile, who ran a blog featuring candid shots of children in public places, said his Web site was shut down this week when the Web host decided the content was too racy.

The Snohomish County man, who talked on the condition that he be referred to only as John because of safety concerns for himself and his family, said he hasn't done anything illegal even though he admits to having a physical attraction to underage girls.

The man, 45, said he would go to weekend events throughout the Puget Sound region, such as fairs, parades, church events and roller rinks, and then write about the experiences on his blog. He would sometimes take pictures of children at the events and post the pictures on the blog. None of the pictures were of nude children, he said.

He would also link to information and pictures on other Web sites, including seattletimes.com.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said they know about John, but that the Web site was not illegal.

Recently, John has received media attention — a national television crew pursued him and his family and eventually he agreed to give them an interview. He doesn't think that interview has been shown yet, but local news media have done stories in the past several days.

John said he won't restart the blog anytime soon. "The bulk of it was me going to these events every weekend and just blogging about my experiences," he said in a telephone interview. "I think the site was pretty obscure until this week."

Officials at the Web hosting company could not be reached for comment Thursday evening.

John said he's had several encounters with law enforcement but has never been arrested.

"We're very familiar with this situation," said Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover. "We are aware of this Web site. We know this man and where he lives. We don't have evidence of a crime or suspicion of criminal activity."

John said his encounters with the law have been at places he was taking pictures. In at least one circumstance, at a state fair, he had to agree to stay out of the area of "kiddie" rides to be allowed to stay at the event, he said.

"I stay within the law. ... I was never kicked out of any of these events. I've behaved myself pretty well the past couple of years," he said.

John said he has no significant criminal history; he's not listed in the Washington State Sex Offender Information Center's database.

He says he browses many Web sites similar to his, but he doesn't intentionally look at child porn.

"I've inadvertently run across them," he said of child-porn Web sites. "Some of the stuff I saw was very disturbing ... some of it I don't really see what the big deal was about."

John hopes the attention will die down soon, mostly because he's concerned about the privacy of his family. He lives with his parents, he said.

He said his parents have told him that he'll have to move out if he doesn't stop the Web site.

Brian Alexander: 206-464-2026 or balexander@seattletimes.com

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