UD Student Pictures Found on Porn Website
Upper Dublin Middle School and High School students pictures have been found on a porn website.
Upper Dublin middle and high school student's pictures have been reported on pornographic websites, according to ABC Phliadelphia.
"A parent told Upper Dublin police that innocent photos posted on Facebook of eight to ten teenage girls who are friends have been copied without authorization, in effect hijacked, and have ended up on a commercial website called Jailbait.com."
Several of the girls are reported to be students at Sandy Run Middle School. However, students from other schools may also be involved.
The investigation into this claim is just beginning.
In an e-mail from the District Superintendent, Dr. Michael Pladus wrote, "This past week, however, has, again, served as a reminder of our need to continue to educate and be vigilant in regard to some of the risks associated with the Internet."
In an e-mail from Sandy Run Middle School principal, Denise Falconi, "From what we have been able to discern, there is nothing whatsoever indecent regarding the photographs, but the websites to which they have been uploaded are inappropriate and highly questionable."
She continued, "As part of the instructional program at Sandy Run Middle School, we actively strive to educate our students regarding internet safety. All students across grades 6, 7, and 8 enrolled in the Computer Technology course with Mrs. Dorothy Weiss (a mandated course) are provided a full unit of instruction on internet safety and security. Health classes also address this concern."
On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the district will hold a special workshop on Internet and Cyber Safety at Sandy Run Middle School at 7 p.m. with guest speakers that include Detective Scarpato from the Upper Dublin Township Police Department, Detective Reape from the Montgomery Township Police Department, and Wib Gridley, an Information, Security, and Forensics Specialist.
The workshop is open to the entire district but only for adults, and no children or teens are permitted.
JB
8:39 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Everyday the risks of the Internet increase. That is why I do not post my image on Facebook or LinkedIn accounts and why my kids do not have these accounts. There is a level of maturity needed to have these accounts and some adults even lack that. Why you would let kids have this access freedom is beyond me. Especially if it is unsupervised. , which in most cases it would be since most kids have mobile technology.
Greenbyrd
1:27 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
So true...parents think Facebook is innocent, but I wonder how many really check what their kids are doing/saying. My daughter didn't have a Facebook page until she was 18! But I have a 12 year old niece who has one...why??
Pictures on the Internet are bound to end up somewhere unwanted.
Dr Steven Greene
11:30 am on Sunday, December 2, 2012
the thing people have to understand is that you may post with all good intentions... but ... it's simple for others with bad intent to take the pictures or any other content for that matter, and repost it or 'hijack' it. this is not limited to social media sites like Facebook either. this can happen with blogs, personal or company websites and sites like the patch.
Adam Young
8:43 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
One of the girls probably posted it themselves. They love that kind of attention.
tex
2:48 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Yeah Adam Young, teen age girls just love the attention of being on porn sites. You have it all figured out...
Stacey Margo
5:35 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Adam, that's as repugnant a comment as insinuating a girl is asking to be raped by the way she dresses! Shame on you for such an asinine comment!!!!
Stacey Margo
5:36 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
We live in a very scary world; the pics could've been pulled from anywhere. People take innocent pictures everyday but there are just as many pedophiles lurking around. No one is safe and we can't live our lives in a bubble.
Stacey Margo
9:28 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
@Dresher Mom, regardless of who posted these, it's evil and never the victims fault. The consequences of bullying may have tragic consequences: how many victims have felt the need to commit suicide following such? Even one is too many and we know the number far surpasses that.
In any event, my comment was directed to Adam's: insinuating the girls posted the pics themselves for attention is exactly akin to saying the way a girl dresses is a pre-cursor to what may befall them. It's thinking on a bigger scale, not narrowly. We need to stop the problem, not be part of it.