Talk about an embarrassment. A 13-year-old girl’s mother was included in a mass emailing that linked to photos of her daughter posing nude on MySpace.
Apparently, the young girl’s ex-boyfriend sent the picture to a friend and this friend “punished her” after a falling out.
Sean Lennon of Ravena New York was arrested and charged with rape of a 14 year old girl.
Investigators said that the girl went willinging after the predator went through the grooming process to break down her initial resistance.
State Police Investigator Joe Donohue suggested that parents monitor the MySpace activity by moving the computer from their bedroom to a public spot where they can be watched.
A quick search turns up two profiles that fit the description. Disclaimer: The linked profiles may or may not be the scumbag mentioned in the article.
Melvin Charles Parker Jr., 32, of Richmond, Virginia.
Melvin lured a 16-year-old girl from her home and threatened to hurt her family if she did not prostitute herself. After being charged with pandering, unlawful sex by fraud or fear, soliciting for a prostitute, and sale or transportation of marijuana, he is being held for a mere $30,000 bail.
Bail? This is not the kind of guy that should be out roaming free until his trial date.
Here is the source article.
Kevin Millsaps, a 23-year-old man of Staatsburg New York was arrained yesterday for committing sexual acts on two young girls he met on MySpace. One girl was 12 and the other girl was only 11 years old.
A quick MySpace search turns up a MySpace profile that fits the bill (Kevin Millsaps - 23 - Staatsburg). You can view the alleged scumbag’s profile here: http://www.myspace.com/xcaliba
Update: Found Kevin’s mugshot in the following article that appeared shortly after his arrest in January. View the article and mugshot here. It also has more details on his case.
… By a 25-year-old man by the name of Patrick Lee Kenney. Fortunately, the young girl’s mother was monitoring her MySpace activity and discovered graphic pictures of Patrick on her daughter’s computer. She then got police to pose as her daughter and arranged a meeting. Patrick Kenney showed up and was arrested on encouraging child sex abuse and attempted rape charges.
This story fortunately has a happy ending because mom was keeping an eye on what her daughter was doing on MySpace. All the legislation in the world can’t replace good old fashioned parenting.
I found out about this article on MyCrimeSpace but the original article is from the local newspaper in Klamath Falls, Oregon, where the crime took place.
A 12 year old girl with a Bebo profile received numerous graphic photos of men posting on her profile. The girl also had posted her cell phone number on her profile and recieved several text messages from different men.
From the article:
Karen, who has asked not to have her last name used, was called on Wednesday morning by a friend to tell her to check her daughter’s Bebo profile.
One man had sent six photographs of his penis, another had sent a photo of himself with an erection. There were a total of 134 messages from men posted to her account.
But she was concerned there was nothing parents could do to stop men prowling the website for children.
Shaun Brown of Newfield pleaded guilty to threatening a 13-year old Ohio girl over the Internet.
Brown originally met the girl in an online chat room for cheerleaders, court documents said, and pursued her with sexually explicit instant messages.
With threats of harm to her and her family, Brown coerced the girl into exposing her breasts to a Web camera and then posted one of the photographs, along with her name and address, on MySpace.com — an online social network site potentially accessible to millions of people.The girl didn’t tell her parents about Brown or the threats until he put her image on MySpace.com.
View the full article here.
Sex offenders preying on a 14 year old girl with a MySpace profile. From the article:
Two Buchanan County sex offenders accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl they met on the Internet have been charged with third-degree sexual abuse.
Officials say Scott Seehawer and Winston Ramsdale met the girl through the online hangout MySpace. They’re accused of taking the girl from her home in Hiawatha to their home in rural Walker last month. Both men are registered on the state’s sexual offender registry.
Randall S. Shesto II, the lead singer of a crappy metal band called “Nailwounds” on MySpace, was charged with felony sexual assault for “allegedly” having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
“This isn’t some type of relationship,” DeCecco said of Shesto’s case. “He located a child that appeared to be somewhat vulnerable on the Internet, hooked up with her and then met her up here specifically for sex — I mean, there’s no talk of marriage or love — that makes a difference to us. It shows the exploitive nature.”
Capt. Dave Adams of the sheriff’s department said the department has investigated about 10 cases of underage sex involving the Internet in the last year or two.
“We’re finding more and more cases where MySpace or a chat (Web site) facilitates it, partly or totally,” he said.
Read the full article, mugshot picture and all.
Sick. Just sick.
Two Portland men, one a registered sex offender, have been charged with raping a 14-year-old Aloha girl they pursued over the Web site MySpace. Jover Mabaet and Dennis Keomoungkhoune, both 21, met the girl in person last year and then contacted her through the Web site.
In the fall, the girl’s father found the men in bed with the girl, chased them away and called the sheriff’s office. On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted the men on charges of rape, burglary and using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct.
Visit the full story here.