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Medford County captain urges parents to research devices, talk to children and use available resources
Summary
Captain Anders of the Medford County Sheriff’s Office, commander of the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, gave three practical tips for parents to reduce online exploitation risk and warned the task force has seen victims as young as 6; he directed listeners to icactaskforce.org.
Captain Anders, a captain with the Medford County Sheriff’s Office and commander of the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, urged parents to take concrete steps to protect children from online exploitation.
"When it comes to online safety, the 3 pieces of advice I would give the parents are, number 1, research and understand the capability of the devices that you let your kids use," he…
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