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RAPID CITY, S.D. - Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced Burton Dave Chief, Jr., a 35-year-old Rapid City man, to 11 years in federal prison for Attempted Enticement of
Predators are targeting teen boys, asking for nude photos and then demanding money to keep the pictures private. Some of the cases have tragic endings.
Bit of tunnel vision in the case. >> laura: so, in other words, if they had seen them at a bar or concert and something had been said or happened, this person just didn't like the way they looked or carry themselves, that could count as targeted, correct? >> correct. and these four had a very, very active social media presence. i mean, they were posting quite a bit of information about themselves. they wanted to be noticed. they wanted to draw attention. and i'm not saying it was their fault or they made this happen. i'm saying that social media in general, and this tenancy that we have to put...
Despite his claims of innocence, officials say James Bowen faces charges for showing up at a Deltona gas station following sexually charged chats and texts with...
Extreme to get that kind of attention, and it was completely negative. i just wanted other parents to be aware of how serious the internet predators really are. these are our children. we need to pay more attention, myself included. >> so some critics have said, you know, we do need to pay more attention. you should have known she had an account. and it's incumbent upon you as a parent to know that and why publicly shame her in this way as a result? what do you say to them? >> i say to them that this is my child, and i did what i see fit. i did what i felt needed to be done because this wasn't...