SEVEN NEWS. AN ONLINE CHILD PREDATOR INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. NOW SEVEN KEEPS YOU SAFE. ALYSSA MUNOZ IS LIVE WITH THE TIPS AND WARNING SIGNS. PARENTS COULD LOOK FOR. WELL, REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN HAS JUMPED FROM 1 MILLION TO 36 MILLION WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS. NOW, WE SPOKE WITH EXPERTS TO KNOW WHAT PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR. THERE’S BEEN SO MANY NATIONAL STUDIES THAT TALK ABOUT KIDS ARE SPENDING HOURS AND HOURS LIKE, I THINK THE AVERAGE TEENAGER SPENDS UPWARDS OF FIVE HOURS OR MORE ONLINE. VICKY PRICE WORKS FOR APPS AND COUNSELING SERVICES. SHE SAYS SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING FOR THE WARNING SIGNS. IF THEY’RE NERVOUS ABOUT NOT GETTING ONLINE, IF THEY, YOU KNOW, FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO GET HOME, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO I HAVE TO GET ONLINE. I HAVE TO TALK TO THIS PERSON IF THEY EVER TALK …
