Police arrest registered sex offender suspected of luring teen online - CNN.com

Demonstrating the potential dangers of social networks like MySpace, here's a story about a 15-year-old girl who got lured away from home by a 46-year-old registered sex offender whom she met through MySpace and whom she thought was only 24 years old. The man has been arrested.

According to article, the girl's father had no idea his daughter had been communicating with the sex offender, and he urged parents to talk with their children about what they are doing online.

"We've had serious talks about [not putting] information of your own out there to the people," he said. "The Internet is for information. It's not a playground."

Frank said he is installing spy software on his computer to help him monitor what his daughter is doing. "We think our children are well-behaved," he said. "We have to watch them harder. We don't know everything."

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