TV One sting exposes dangers of online predators
Tue 24 Jan 2012
A number of men were caught in a TV sexual grooming sting when TVNZ producers posed as 14 year old girls on internet chat sites. The operation ...
A number of men were caught in a TV sexual grooming sting when TVNZ producers posed as 14 year old girls on internet chat sites. The operation used internet chat rooms where men initiated contact with what they believed were underage girls, before quickly progressing to explicit conversation, indecent exposure via web cameras and making arrangements to meet for the purposes of sex.
The explicit footage which aired on TV One last night (23/1/2012) has caused outrage. The footage has been passed on to Police who are following up on the individuals involved.
The operation has ignited debate about internet safety and parental monitoring of children’s internet usage.
Click here to access the episode and related videos on TVNZ online
Click here to access the home page for NetSafe - Cyber safety and security advice for New Zealand
Click here to access media content in the New Zealand Herald about Police investigations
Click here to read ‘Sexting: A teen epidemic or an epidemic of parental panic?’, Nina Funnell
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