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Enterprising states continue to make the most of their federal dollars. Orgeon is using a $655,000 federal grant to fight online predators, an increasing threat to our nation’s children, as more and more children are going online at younger and younger ages.

“This grant will help us protect children from exploitation,” said Attorney General John Kroger. “We will use this money to investigate, prosecute and convict sexual predators in Oregon.”

Though some in the media choose to characterize the threat of online predators as hysteria, the facts from the Oregon Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit (ICAC)—along with others from all across the country—show otherwise. Since 2005, 108 online predators have been convicted by the Oregon ICAC.

The evidence exists in plain sight—online predators are a growing threat that are not going away, and we are especially glad to see agencies all throughout the country using significant resources to protect America’s children. Of course, the best protection starts at home, by staying involved as a parent, and stopping the problem at the source by using a filter.

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