How far would you go to protect your child from an online predator? Since most teenagers spend a large amount of time online, it is essential that we come up with innovative ways to keep them safe. A Wellington mother recently was faced with this dilemma. Here’s her story:
A Wellington woman, who was engaged in “very sexual” cell phone texting exchanges with a country radio personality, took action as soon as her 13-year-old daughter told her she was chatting online with the same man.
The woman said she immediately assumed the online identity of her daughter, whose screen name was SexiMarie123, to see what the man was discussing.
Now Bruno Moore, 36, is accused of soliciting sex online from the then-13-year-old girl during the summer of 2006. Moore, who lives in Port St. Lucie, is a former disc jockey with WIRK, FM 107.9, a country radio station, and a former traffic reporter with WPTV-Ch. 5.
Both mother and daughter communicated with Moore through their separate MySpace pages, e-mail and text messaging. When the daughter realized her mother was communicating with Moore, she confessed about her conversations.
The mother said she had late night “cyber sex” with Moore, texting on her cell phone. She said she was shocked by what her daughter told her.
For three days in June 2006, the mother assumed her daughter’s online identity. Posing as her daughter, the mother told Moore she was 13, not 17. She said she kept a record of e-mails and called the Sheriff’s Office.
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