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2000 Roundup: The Dangers Of Chatrooms Exposed
News Debate over Internet chatrooms has raged for years, but in October Patrick Green became the first Net paedophile to be sentenced under UK law for the sexual assault of a girl he met online. On 24 October, Aylesbury Crown Court heard how Patrick...
[December 31, 2000, 6:08]
News Burst: Paedophiles Stalking Their Prey Online
News Internet paedophile Patrick Green has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl that he met on the Web. Children's charity Childnet International is launching Chatdanger.com to coincide with the sentencing...
[October 24, 2000, 9:44]
Government Claims Paedophile Laws Do Not Need Updating
News The government is adamant that the prosecution of Patrick Green last week for raping a girl that he met on the Internet has not revealed a problem in UK legislation. In the Patrick Green case, the police were initially concerned that existing law...
[November 1, 2000, 6:06]
Net Paedophile Gets Five Years
News Aylesbury Crown Court heard that Patrick Green, 33, of Ivor Heath in Buckinghamshire lured the girl into meeting him after posing as a 15-year-old boy. Children's charity Childnet International is launching Chatdanger.com to coincide with the...
[October 24, 2000, 14:49]
Rape Victim's Father Demands Paedophile Crackdown
News s chatrooms by paedophiles prompted the parents of Patrick Green's 13-year-old victim to demand a government crackdown on Internet paedophiles. In the Patrick Green case, the police were initially concerned that existing law was insufficient to...
[March 1, 2001, 13:05]
Child Agencies Lambast Yahoo! Over Chatroom Apathy
News Childnet set up Chatdanger.com last month to coincide with the sentencing of Internet paedophile Patrick Green. ZDNet's findings have confirmed that things haven't changed [since the Patrick Green case ] -- it confirms our research into the nature...
[November 9, 2000, 15:41]
Judge Calls For Internet Controls On Net Paedophilia
News Last month, Net paedophile Patrick Green who used a Yahoo! It's hard to understand how Patrick Green's sentence was reduced when he was guilty for a number of serious sexual offences, as well as the possession of child pornography and attempting to...
[April 6, 2001, 15:07]
Chatroom Danger: The Role Of The Internet Watch Foundation
News Challenged over its role in the Patrick Green case in which a 13-year-old girl was raped after meeting the 33-year-old in a Yahoo! Moreover chatrooms, which have become the latest worry of concerned parents following the Patrick Green case, fall...
[March 15, 2001, 12:43]
Net Abductor's Sentencing Delayed
News Last month, Net paedophile Patrick Green who used a Yahoo! Judge Patrick Hooton agreed to adjourn sentencing until a later date in May, following a recommendation from the prosecution to wait until a linked case has been settled at a magistrates...
[April 10, 2001, 8:39]
News Burst: Government Claims Net Laws Do Not Need Modernising
News The government is adamant that the prosecution of Patrick Green last week for raping a girl that he met on the Internet has not revealed a problem in UK legislation. The government is currently awaiting a report from the Internet Crime Forum which...
[October 31, 2000, 11:50]
40 Year Old Law Puts Children At Risk
News She also disputes the government's attitude that the police were happy with the sentencing of Patrick Green. No abduction charges were brought against Green even though he travelled more than 200 miles to meet the girl with clear sexual intent.
[November 1, 2000, 16:20]
Life Sentence For Net Murderer
News Last month the controversial paedophile case of Patrick Green highlighted the inadequacy of UK law for convicting sexual offenders operating online. It was only when the police found DNA evidence in Green's flat that they were able to bring charges...
[November 6, 2000, 15:53]
Police Lack Resources For Paedophile Hunts
News The Patrick Green enquiry last October dramatically revealed the lack of Internet expertise amongst the British police force. Green was released six hours after his arrest on grounds of insufficient evidence, despite 63 emails from Green to the 12...
[February 15, 2001, 9:02]
Government Denies Entrapment Reports
News The government has denied reports of its intention to introduce entrapment laws into the UK following the prosecution of Patrick Green last week. Green was the first person to be sentenced in the UK for assaulting a minor after seducing her in a...
[October 30, 2000, 16:41]
Government Plans Paedophile 'stings', Say Reports
News The government's proposal to introduce the "light and moth" tactic, employed by the US, follows the sentencing of Patrick Green last week. Green was the first Internet chatroom paedophile to be sentenced in the UK.
[October 30, 2000, 11:15]
Investigation Confirms Chatroom Dangers
News The dangers of children using Internet chatrooms unsupervised was highlighted in October when Patrick Green a 33 year old man lured a 13 year old girl into a meeting with him after posing as a 15 year old boy in a chatroom for several months.
[December 18, 2000, 10:41]
News Burst: Yahoo! Moves 'adult' IM Chat Rooms
News upgraded its IM software, child molester Patrick Green was sentenced to five years for attacking a 13 year old after using a chatroom. According to the police, Green had frequently used Yahoo! Adult-rated chat rooms have been moved off the main...
[November 9, 2000, 11:46]
Police Chief Slams Yahoo! Chatroom Silence
News to act before more children fall prey to the kind of attacks Patrick Green put his victim through. Green was sentenced to five years imprisonment for raping a 13 year old girl he lured on a Yahoo! The Metropolitan Police has joined the growing list...
[November 16, 2000, 16:07]
Chatrooms Will Increase Child Attacks, Say Experts
News Last month paedophile Patrick Green was sentenced to five years imprisonment for raping a 13 year old girl in the first British case of its kind. Green used a Yahoo! Psychologists argue that chatrooms provide predatory offenders with a convenient...
[November 16, 2000, 13:15]
Naughton: The American Dream Turned Sour, Part II
News See also The trial of Patrick Naughton She also sported baggy overalls and a green backpack, as she had told him she would online. Naughton had met KrisLA six months earlier in a chatroom called "dad&daughtersex".
[March 21, 2000, 13:55]
