MO- Koster: 373 from Missouri linked to sex crimes removed from MySpace

IF, I say IF these are 373 NEW RSOs who have setup accounts after the 90,000 were previously removed, I would blame MySpace because they still have not changed their Terms of Agreement to indicate RSOs may not setup accounts; this failure is a system of entrapment!

Now, since only ONE of the 90,000 was ever found to have communicated with a minor on MySpace, it is a waste of time to look at RSO accounts. The AG might better FORCE MySpace to turn over the names and accounts of ALL folks who have accounts and reside in Missouri. Why you ask? Because 95% of new sex crimes are committed by folks who have never before committed a sex crime. i.e., non sex offenders on MySpace residing in Missouri!

I rest my case............ PS: Other than any on parole I'll bet we never hear the outcome of this investigation..

6-19-2009 Missouri:

Attorney General Chris Koster said today that another 373 Missourians have been removed from MySpace because their profiles appeared to match those of registered sex offenders.

Their names now have been passed the to the Missouri Highway Patrol for an investigation into potential parole violations for using a computer and trying to contact minors.

“I will continue to aggressively pursue any avenue sex offenders use to threaten the safety of our children,” Koster said in a statement.

MySpace reached an agreement in January 2008 with state attorneys general to take several steps to protect minors who use the popular social networking site.

Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for Koster’s office, said MySpace identifies the sex offenders, removes their profiles from its site and sends the information to Koster’s office. She said the attorney general requests the information every two to three months.

Gonder said Koster’s office is working with Facebook, another popular social networking site, to reach a similar agreement.

Since January of last year, 1,822 MySpace profiles have been removed in Missouri, Gonder said. She said the number of those profiles that were from the St. Louis area was not readily available.

Koster’s office declined to release the names of the banned users, saying they were closed records because of the ongoing investigation.

Gonder said the Highway Patrol compares the names and locations from MySpace with the Sex Offenders Registry list and then passes their information on to local police. Local prosecutors then can decide whether to seek charges. ..Source.. by Shane Anthony, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH