Virtual worlds such as Second Life may be the new crime frontier, but Australian Federal Police are prepared to act against online offenders.AFP commissioner Mick Keelty said global authorities had seen “a convergence of pedophile activity on the internet and in the real world”.Following discussions with Britain’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, “we’re planning a joint operation in developing countries where children are at risk,” he said. “We’re watching people in the virtual world convert what they’re doing there to travel to some of these countries.”
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au: Snaring cyber child corrupters
Virtual worlds such as Second Life may be the new crime frontier, but Australian Federal Police are prepared to act against online offenders. AFP commissioner Mick Keelty said global authorities had seen “a convergence of pedophile activity on the internet and in the real world”.