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online grooming

Pekin Man Gets 10 Years After Trying to Trick a Minor

June 26, 2026

A man from Pekin, Mark Steven Peterson, 42, was handed a decade in federal prison after he attempted to lure a child to Peoria for sexual activities. Peterson believed the girl was 10 and had talked online with someone he thought was her stepfather. The conversations, shown at a June 18 hearing,

technology

Spotting Online Predators: How Computers Can Help

March 16, 2025

The internet is a vast and complex place, where bad things can happen to children. One of these things is online grooming, a form of manipulation that can lead to child sexual abuse. To fight this, scientists have been using something called machine learning. Machine learning is like teaching a comp

finance

Crypto, Grooming, and Software Disputes: A Closer Look

November 5, 2024

The Syariah court tackles cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, by setting clear rules for trading and owning them. In one case, a wife sued her husband for Bitcoin he bought. The court said she didn't follow the rules, so she lost. In another case, a crypto exchange had to pay a user for losing his Bitco