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By Jeanne Spath
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Readers over 40-years-old may remember the television commercial that let parents know that it was 11 p.m. and asked if the parents knew where their children were.
Now, a generation later, the more appropriate question would be ‘Do you know what your children are exposed to on the Internet?’
Recently, a Fauquier County teen was found in a threatening situation when a man with whom she had been chatting on the Internet sought her, and found where she lived. The man made the trip from Canada, and fortunately, was seized by authorities before the youth could be harmed.
“Know what your kids are doing on the Internet,” warned Fauquier County Police Department’s Maj. Paul Mercer.
Mercer began researching the Internet to find what was available to children online approximately five years ago, and the astounding results led to a talk he gives regularly to parents with school-aged children.
Access on the Web
According to Mercer, not only are children exposed to
95.7%