MySpace: 29,000 Sex Offenders Registered on Site High Number Likely to Spur Calls for Age Verification for Social Networks
CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — MySpace has identified more than 29,000 registered sex offenders on its social network — more than four times the number it claimed to have found in May, according to the North Carolina attorney general’s office.
In the wake of several sex offenses that are alleged to have been traced to contacts on social-networking sites, MySpace earlier this year began checking its registered-user list against a database of registered sex offenders. In May, the News Corp.-owned site said it had found 7,000 users.
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By now most of you have become aware that at least 29,000 persons on the sexual offenders registry are on MySpace. Corra is surprised that everyone is surprised by this. Where else can sexual deviants find such a fertile happy hunting ground as the social networks?
Mind you, these are just the sexual offenders who have the temerity to use their real names. There must be thousands more posing as teenagers or at the very least registering under assumed names.
In the past few months Corra has picked up more sexual offenders on its searches than ever before. As to why this is occurring, Corra has no real idea. It is all conjecture. The main thing to realize that this is happening, and those that can be affected are women in the workplace and your kids at home.
Increasingly, it is becoming clear that background checks are needed by most businesses and even for domestic purposes. The Corra nationwide criminal background search includes the sexual offenders registry. It is key in helping to protect children and women, the more prominent victims of sexual abuse, from grievous harm.
So do yourself a favor. Check them out before you hire. Check them out when they work in your house. And check them out before you start dating. It’s that kind of world.
