Attorneys general in eight states announced Monday that they have sent a letter to MySpace requesting information about sex offenders using the site. Last December, MySpace said it had hired Sentinel Tech Holdings to check the site for registered sex offenders. That search uncovered thousands of offenders with MySpace profiles, according to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. “There should be an urgent alert to anyone in contact with these sex offenders,” Blumenthal said.
AGs Take Steps to Evict Predators From MySpace
Posted by: Katherine Noyes May 14, 2007 01:54 PMAttorneys general in eight states announced Monday that they have sent a letter to MySpace requesting information about sex offenders using the site. Last December, MySpace said it had hired Sentinel Tech Holdings to check the site for registered sex offenders. That search uncovered thousands of offenders with MySpace profiles, according to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. “There should be an urgent alert to anyone in contact with these sex offenders,” Blumenthal said.