Warning Child Predator Account Deleted

[Guest Valentine]

I'm new here, and I am glad to see two things. First that younger members are welcome here, and more importantly that the owner and moderators are protecting them.

Keep up the good work.

[Guest silverpetals]

umm, just to let anyone know who doesn't already, he's hit the trueselves forum too under the name "marriedtgdad" (where weirdly enough he posted regularly) and apparently a couple of other boards as well. i suppose there are just some people whom you have to *really* watch out for, because they are to some extent dangerous and will take whatever guise they can.

well, take care everyone

[Guest Leah1026]

umm, just to let anyone know who doesn't already, he's hit the trueselves forum too under the name "marriedtgdad" (where weirdly enough he posted regularly) and apparently a couple of other boards as well. i suppose there are just some people whom you have to *really* watch out for, because they are to some extent dangerous and will take whatever guise they can.

well, take care everyone

Yeah Mr CrackHead was just banned from BL after only about 4 days. Screen name there was Johnny2Johnnie. Interesting the mods used a reference from here as proof of his identity (although they claimed to have multiple sources).

[Guest Link48010]

How to avoid pedo's 101: don't post your pics (or ones showing your face), give out your address/phone/etc, don't invite to see them. That's about it :/

[Guest lisa49]

Yeah Mr CrackHead was just banned from BL after only about 4 days. Screen name there was Johnny2Johnnie. Interesting the mods used a reference from here as proof of his identity (although they claimed to have multiple sources).

I suggested they do a google search on the e-mail name. Something that should be done on all new members. I find that many people who are dangerous open a yahoo account just before applying for membership..

[Guest]

Yes I was done playing with them. Now I will list Predators emails exactly for that reason so other sites can catch them too. Beats emailing site owners. I am hoping Making Predator information public will deter them from coming here. Hopefully other sites will do the same.

Laura

[Guest Aeron]

That crackdegghead just contacted me over my instant messaging tool. He's creepy. How did he know my yahoo username? He said he was in Illinois, and asked where I was. I immediately put him on ignore :/

Aeron

[Petra Jane]

That crackdegghead just contacted me over my instant messaging tool. He's creepy. How did he know my yahoo username? He said he was in Illinois, and asked where I was. I immediately put him on ignore :/

Aeron

Just had a look on your public profile, your Yahoo username is not given, so perhaps you gave it out on a forum at some point?

[Guest Leah1026]

That crackdegghead just contacted me over my instant messaging tool. He's creepy. How did he know my yahoo username? He said he was in Illinois, and asked where I was. I immediately put him on ignore :/

Aeron

Also remember that you're a member of multiple forums and so is he. So he could have gotten your info here OR from any of those others forums.

[Guest BunnyWings88]

Wow, thank god you all found him! I feel much better knowing the administrators here really crack down on security. I hear about people like him on the news but knowing he was looming nearby in the forums is creepy!

[Guest]

There is a common mistake many Transgender people make in their instant messenger profiles like yahoo, MSn and aol which is to list themsleves as Transgender. While most do this to talk to others like them it often draws the wrong kind of attention from the wrong people. Your profile is usually public to any member registered on the instant messenger (Yahoo, Msn)and is serachable. This means transgender admirers and predators can find you. If you don't want that type of attention MTF's should list themselves as female. Even that may get you a few date offers and maybe even a marriage proposal or two. Women are used to that, we usually aren't. Also don't list your zipcode city or state when possible in your user name.

On the Internet be aware of the privacy policies of any site you join by registering on. Reputable sites will post their policy. Many porn sites and others for instance make your email public and therefore searchable by Google. Member profiles here are not searchable by Google as they only have public guest access here. Only other members can see what you want them to see. We recommend that users here choose in their profiles to turn the option for other members to see your email off. I wish everyone would do this. Listing your Instant messengers is entirely up to you and is optional, not required. Most IM's provide you with blocking ability for anyone you don't wish to talk to. In fact even here you can block anyone from Pming you.

Here you can be as anonymous as you want to be. We don't sell your information like some sites do to third parties. You won't be emailed here as part of a mailing list or newsletter. Only those that write to us are responded to. We don't need to know who you are (real identity) in order to help you. In fact we prefer not to. That's your business. Annonymity is essential to our members here. We hold this as a sacred trust.

Sexual Predators though are a different story and not covered by our protections. As a deterrent we will post their information. This though has only happened twice in 4 years. So for the most part it works at protecting our users.

Laura

[Guest JoAnnDallas]

Laura wrote:

Yes I was done playing with them. Now I will list Predators emails exactly for that reason so other sites can catch them too. Beats emailing site owners. I am hoping Making Predator information public will deter them from coming here. Hopefully other sites will do the same.

I used to live in WV and the town we lived in, the local Newspaper was like a Scandal Sheet. One day, I noticed this entry where a lady was arrested for Solicitation. Not only did they list her, but listed all her clients Names and Addresses. There were a lot of embasserst people that day.

People like this has to be exposed to the public, so that the public will be aware of them. It might be a little embarresment, but worth it in the long run.

[Guest Lilyyy]

You've just got to be careful by not giving out your information great job with sercurity

[Guest LauraJen]

One point that we keep plugging away at, but bears repeating, never give your personal contact details out, also, there is an option on your user profile to NOT show email, make sure this is ticked please, it's one of those settings that seems to be set to show rather than keep private by default.

I don't know what Root Admins can and can't do, but if it's a continuous risk, can you not just remove that option altogether somehow?

It's five months on now, but it's good that you made it public. Case-in-point, as it were. The fact that it actually happens is a great way to make the message hit home.

[Guest mia 1]

Thanks for the safety tips and hope the FBI nailed that creep and put him in prison with all the intended implications that brings to mind.....Angry but thankful for your constant vigil Laura and Staff............................Mia

[MaryEllen]

It has been brought to our attention that crackdegghead is still trolling transgender sites looking for victims. Laura has stated many times that it is not safe to leave your email or messenger addresses on your profiles. While profiles can be seen only by members it's possible that he could join with a different name and IP address and would therefore have access to your information. While we try to screen applicants for membership to the best of our abilities, sometimes a troll/predator can slip through. Be very careful of who you give your email and messenger addresses to, especially if it's someone you don't know. If someone starts sending you PM's or emails that don't seem appropriate, let an administrator or moderator know at once. I would urge everyone, right now, to go to their profile and remove your messenger username. Don't make it easy for these predators to get at you. The safety of our members is our first priority and we intend to keep it that way.

MaryEllen

[Petra Jane]

Following on from MaryEllen's comments above, it is not possible to remove your email address from the system, HOWEVER, it is possible, and highly recommended that you go to your "My Controls", move down the page until you see Options on the left hand side, and click on Email Settings and make sure the first option IS ticked. The one saying "Hide my email address from other members" This will stop anyone publically viewing your email address.

[Guest cristal]

I'm new and kinda shy. From what i've seen this site has good impression on me.

[Guest Irielle]

I was exploring the forums and found this thread. I want to thank you so much for watching out for us and taking care of us here. It is so nice to come to a safe place where we can be ourselves and help and learn from each other. Saying this is making me cry because I am thankful.

[Guest 1charlotte1]

Sometimes as soon as I feel secure, something like this pops up an puts me back in my hole *tear falls* I love who I am and I'm very proud! But the fact that I'm an object of lust to sickos

crushes my heart and makes me feel impure

[Guest Tamara Croft]

Wow, I've just done a search on our forum and found him on there too and he had been PM'ing members with creepy messages. Thanks for this thread, he's now going to be banned...

[Guest pattib]

NICELY DONE! I'm glad to hear that serious issues are addressed so quickly and seriously. I say, nicely done.

- pattib

[Guest Joanna Phipps]

Security is an important saftey concern here. A Child predator and kiddie pornographer has been caught here Pm ing our teens users. We have deleted his account. He did manage to pm some teen users before we caught him. His information is being turned over to the FBI. When you recieve a PM that makes you uncomfortable please PM a staff member immediatly. Predators and admirers are not allowed here under any circumstances.

His ID was crackdegghead (74.135.51.167) [email protected]. This man is to be considered dangerous.

Laura

Thanks Laura, Ill watch out on my site for him

[Guest Joanna Phipps]

In all my years running sites and servers, this is the first time I have added someone (whose not even been on my site) to a ban list. Thanks Laura for the information about here and to whom everelse gave information about other user names (would have been interesting to see the ip from BL). For what its worth the person's ip gives the following information when traced 75-135-51-167.dhcp.insightbb.com; however when I try to look further I get a destination unreachable message. This can be caused by many things and doesnt mean that the company supplying his ip has gone out of business.

Laura if you have any other suspicious IP's please pm or email me with them and I will see what I can find out for you.

[Guest praisedbeherhooves]

Security is an important saftey concern here. A Child predator and kiddie pornographer has been caught here Pm ing our teens users. We have deleted his account. He did manage to pm some teen users before we caught him. His information is being turned over to the FBI. When you recieve a PM that makes you uncomfortable please PM a staff member immediatly. Predators and admirers are not allowed here under any circumstances.

His ID was crackdegghead (74.135.51.167) [email protected]. This man is to be considered dangerous.

Laura

Oh my God! Good work catching him!