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Fear of the Covid 19 virus means more people are spending time at home, often alone, in front of their phones or computers. Unfortunately, some of those people are sexual predators looking for their next sex crimes victim. According to news sources, this means that the risk of sexual predators finding victims is also increased.<\/p>\n

How are Sexual Predators Finding their Victims?<\/h3>\n

Sexual predators use various tactics to gain access to and communicate with their targets online. One of the biggest threats comes from communicating with potential victims through apps and sites that children and young adults use most frequently- YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Once a predator is connected to a potential victim, some purport to be someone else by using a profile picture that looks like someone the same age as the victim. Once a predator is connected to a victim, the predator usually aims to elicit sexual photos from the victim and, potentially, meet the victim in person.<\/p>\n

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Fear of the Covid 19 virus means more people are spending time at home, often alone, in front of their phones or computers. Unfortunately, some of those people are sexual predators looking for their next sex crimes victim. According to news sources, this means that the risk of sexual predators finding victims is also increased. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nCovid 19 Increases Potential for Online Sexual Predation of Children — Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — May 21, 2020<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fear of the Covid 19 virus means more people are spending time at home, often alone, in front of their phones or computers. 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