Stopping Sexual Predators

The Characteristics of a Sexual Predator

They come in every size and shape, their backgrounds are varied, they are of every race, most have respectable jobs, some are involved in clubs and civic duties, they look just like any other normal human being, but they all have one common link, they are sexual predators, and they appear to have very little fear about what they are doing to our kids. They lurk around chat rooms looking for young victims that can be easily enticed into their sick world of unfair mind games. Young kids and teens have turned to instant messaging over the use of telephones in the last few years making them easier targets for these adults with dangerous minds. Predators enter chat rooms where they are almost guaranteed to find at least one out of five young people willing to talk to them. Once they hit a comfort zone with the unsuspecting teen, the predator exchanges innocent flirtations, eventually leading to a seduction phase, and finally it comes to the point that they blatantly solicit sex in one form or another. The predator attempts to set up a face to face meeting in private quarters, sometimes right in the child’s home. He then makes promises to the teenager that he may or may not intend on keeping. Quite often money or gifts are offered to the teens in exchange for their silence. The stories about these sexual predators are endless, and they almost always have a tragic angle to them. Children are left scarred for life, and quite often they become repeat offenders themselves if not saved by some type of positive intervention.