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A 24-year old man now faces numerous charges in Texas regarding solicitation of a minor

A Kentucky man has been accused of convincing an 11-year old girl to send nude photographs of herself to him while the two of them played video games online together.  Specifically, they both were Sony PlayStation 3 gamers playing online using the PlayStation Network to play Warhawk sometime last year, media reports indicate.

Anthony Scott O'Shea, 24, allegedly received nude photos of the unnamed girl over a several week period before she began feeling shameful about the incidents.  The girl also "performed" for O'Shea via live web camera from her home.

He now faces charges ranging from promotion of child pornography, online solicitation of a minor and sexual performance of a child, according to the Houston Chronicle.  

"This is another venue these guys are getting to use now that hasn't been seen before," Sgt. Gary Spurger of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office said in a statement.  "They're on PlayStation or Xbox playing online games."

It's possible O'Shea spoke with the girl about possibly meeting in real life so they could "engage in sexual activity," though exact details about the topic are unknown.  He also "kept pressuring her for more pictures" over the couple of weeks they communicated online with one another.

O'Shea admitted to contacting the girl and receiving images, which he apparently shared with other people online, police authorities indicate.  He will now be transported to Houston, Texas, to face the charges.

Predators are using social networks and online video games to target children, which has forced police authorities and the F.B.I. to launch online anti-predator operations.

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Eleven? Warhawk?
By Nirach on 3/16/2009 8:54:04 AM , Rating: 5
..What's an eleven year old doing on Warhawk anyway?

Not to try and take away any of the blame from the 24 year old, but why were the girls parents letting her play a teen rated game (16+)?




RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By Insomniator on 3/16/2009 9:14:09 AM , Rating: 5
Oh my god Teen Rated!!!

Please, I know plenty of 11 year olds that aren't dumb enough to be persuaded to do something like that.

That really isn't the point here, the guy is clearly sick but this kid obviously isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By DeepBlue1975 on 3/16/2009 9:31:19 AM , Rating: 2
Or maybe she is so sharp that she wanted to start her sexual career early... That's not unheard off.

The guy should be hardly punished, of course... But the girl wasn't precisely gun pointed to comply with this guy's requests, so the problem is two fold.

Sick adults vs. unsupervised children that are not even well educated enough to know what they should and shouldn't be doing for their own well being.

Society is sick everywhere, and is getting sicker everyday.

This stupid belief that if you ground a child you'll make him traumatized or ruin his life has been brainwashing most parents' brains since long ago.

Seems a "natural activity" like parenting, should require to take a course and procure a license these days.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By Forsaken503 on 3/16/2009 9:53:45 AM , Rating: 5
Personally I think there is too much government interference in how children are raised. When I grew up, if I did something wrong I was often spanked for it (not often, but it happened). I was never beat, abused, etc. I was sent to my room, grounded, or some other fitting punishment. Now parents are too afraid that if they do punish their children then they are seen as unfit parents and risk legal action.

I'm not saying by any means that children should be beaten, but there is a huge difference between spanking and abuse. If you don't agree, then that's your right, but that's how I feel.

Also, there are a lot of 'children experts' that in my opinition don't know jack. My fiancee was watching Dr. Phil or some similar show, and an expert was giving advice. A few quick searches online revealed that she didn't even have kids of her own. What qualifies her to give me advice on how to raise my child when she hasn't done so herself? some University degree? PLEASE spare me. Once they've dealt with an unruly, tired two year old on a daily basis, I'd like to seem them stick to their techniques.

As for the creep that was involved? If found guilty he should be castrated on the spot in the most painful manner possible. Hopefully if he does go to prison then the other inmates will take care of the problem for us. But that's how I feel about most sexual predators.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By FITCamaro on 3/16/2009 11:30:43 AM , Rating: 2
Hit the nail on the head. I was spanked as a kid. I didn't turn out to be a serial murderer or anything. And it didn't cause me emotional damage. It taught me that if I misbehaved or lied there were consequences.

I told my psychology teacher in college flat out that I would spank my kids and it was BS to tell me that spanking your kid just makes them like it. I sure as hell didn't like it.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By MrPoletski on 3/16/2009 12:03:31 PM , Rating: 2
Yeah my parents used to beat the crap outta me when I was a kid and looking back.. I'm glad they did.

I'm looking FORWARD to beating the crap outta MY kids, aren't you?

=)

(Leary)


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By Motoman on 3/16/2009 12:14:53 PM , Rating: 5
...we also grew up watching uncensored Loony Tunes and have managed, as a generation, to not grow into serial anvil-dropping as a hobby.

Society is totally out of control in a lot of ways...ridiculous "protectionism" of children is one way...

On topic though, I feel that not only is there a serious problem at this girl's home, such that she could manage to take and send nude photos of herself and do live "performances" for this guy (seriously...how does your 11 year old do that without you noticing?)...but also that this guy should be beaten within an inch of his life.

The problem with this, of course, is we'll have the Jack Thompsons of the world going all OMFGWTFBBQ on this and start calling for gaming networks to be shut down, because they "can" be used to solicit minors. Just like social notworking sites like MySpace can be used to solicit minors. And internet chat rooms can be used to solicit minors. And IM can be used to solicit minors. And SMS can be used to solicit minors. And a phone call could be used to solicit minors. And email could be used to solicit minors. Two cups and a string could be used to solicit minors. When it boils right down to it, communication can be used to solicit minors...so for the sake of our children, we must make it illegal to converse in any form. Then, and only then, will our children be safe.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By GodisanAtheist on 3/16/2009 2:45:34 PM , Rating: 4
I'll just add to the chorus.

I'd like to see the methodology behind some of these studies that indicate spanking as a cause of psychological damage. There have been studies (although little publicized) that suggest verbal/psychological abuse as a child that are the underlying cause of mental problems in adults. From a purely anecdotal stand point and from my own experiences I find that to be true.

However the punishment has to be either immediate or in close time to the misbehavior. There is some truth to that.

Ultimately, it isn't spanking a child that's going to mess them up, its telling them that they're worthless or a mistake while you do.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By William Gaatjes on 3/16/2009 3:52:33 PM , Rating: 3
You psychology teacher should ask his or her's money back.
You are very right but what is the case in my opinion...

There is nothing wrong with correcting your child as long as you let the child know what it did wrong and that that is the reason why you corrected the child. Too many people just spank or punsih their children without explaning why. This causes the brain of the child to link the parents with spanking and punishment instead of the thing the child did wrong and was punished for. This causes hate towards the parents and the snowball starts rolling... Explaining what the child did wrong and let them emphazise and understand that they did something wrong means you let them use their brains what it is inteded for. To learn.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By callmeroy on 3/16/2009 12:06:30 PM , Rating: 5
Excellent post. I agree 100%.

I'll also add that if its not fear of government intervention if you discipline your kids, its the exact opposite reason -- more and more parents today want to be friends first, parents second. If no one believes me come down near where I live and we'll take a drive and I'll show you an entire town or two that woul prove my point exactly.

Kids do whatever they want, talk however they want, go where they want, act however they want and the parents do nothing -- because they don't want to be viewed as a "prude or snob" to their kid -- they want to be the cool mom or the cool dad.

My ex sister-in-law is one such parent and I can tell you her kids are messed up. They think I'm a prude or overly strict because I say how its wrong that my 15 year old niece has her boyfriend sleep over in her locked bedroom for the weekend....HELLO! Or how she is failing school but her mom (or her dad -- trust me I blast my brother on this constantly) do NOTHING but say "oh well what can you do?".

And you know what their attitude is growing in rapid popularity these days, especially in younger parents....its scary...no one thinks ahead they just think YOU are strange or a tightwad for suggesting some rules should be laid down or heaven bid try and instill a sense of right and wrong behavior.

Remember today's children, are *supposed* to be tomorrow's business people, doctors, leaders, etc.... no one seems to think of that though.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By FITCamaro on 3/17/2009 7:42:05 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
They think I'm a prude or overly strict because I say how its wrong that my 15 year old niece has her boyfriend sleep over in her locked bedroom for the weekend


A shotgun would've been blowing the lock on that door and that boyfriend thrown out into the yard on his ass if that was my daughter. That's assuming he made it into the room in the first place.

That's gonna be a girl and whatever kids she pops out on welfare eventually.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By retrospooty on 3/16/2009 9:54:58 AM , Rating: 2
"Society is sick everywhere, and is getting sicker everyday."

I wouldnt say that at all... Its always been sick... We are just getting it reported more often. It used to be things like child molestation (much less, just some sicko playing with kids heads online) were swept under the rug, now its reported.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By G2cool on 3/16/2009 9:56:05 AM , Rating: 2
Unfortunately for this young girl, there still isn't a government subsidy for common sense. And until that day comes, we all have the free will to make mistakes and learn from them(with or without the supervision of "parents").


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By FITCamaro on 3/16/2009 11:31:56 AM , Rating: 5
People no longer have to learn from their mistakes. It gets blamed on someone else or the government bails you out. Sometimes both.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By callmeroy on 3/16/2009 12:09:20 PM , Rating: 2
yep ...meanwhile the hard working, law abiding person who also tries there best to set good examples for the kids in their families --- gets squashed like a bug....on the shoe of an enormous giant.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By Nirach on 3/16/2009 9:49:21 AM , Rating: 3
Eh, I know it's not much, but it does show a bit of lax parenting on the girls parents part.

If you're going to let your child play games rated above their age range, the least you could do is supervise them.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By tential on 3/16/2009 10:15:26 AM , Rating: 1
Ya I mean that is utterly dumb that she was persuaded to give nude pictures of herself not to mention the fact that why does she have a webcam or camera at such a young age to be doing that.

As much as I want to say she shoulda been raised better no pervert should be trying to harass young girls like that. If she was 16 and say the guy was 19 and they were pressing charges I would probably be more lenient but an 11 year old who may have grown up with idiotic parents who didn't teach her right from wrong shouldn't be punished and humiliated in such a way.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By GaryJohnson on 3/16/2009 9:37:06 AM , Rating: 2
The ESRB's "Teen" rating is 13+


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By Nirach on 3/16/2009 9:46:26 AM , Rating: 2
I was going on the PEGI ratings (What with being in Europe :D), to be honest, either way.

Still not rated for her age group.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By MrPoletski on 3/16/2009 12:00:30 PM , Rating: 2
Obviously interested in finding a +8 pink sword of punishment.

Unfortunately for her, he is taking the +8 pink sword of punishment and he will be forced to hand it to the big guy who shares a cell with him (named Bubba, I think) when he arrives at the PMITA prison.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By callmeroy on 3/16/2009 12:13:41 PM , Rating: 2
Now call me crazy....BUT

Unless this 11 year old looked like she was 18 (which would be upsetting on its own level) ...what the hell kind of pleasure does a 20 something man get from an 11 year old kid? That's sick beyond thought.

How do you even get "excited" if you get my wording? What the hell is wrong with people? But I guess we wouldn't be talking about this if the girl was a 20-something woman either....but still...twisted freak.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By adiposity on 3/16/2009 1:13:07 PM , Rating: 5
Some people like fat women, some like emaciated ones. Some like giant genitalia, some do not. Some are into boobs, and some are into flat chests. Some like asses, and some like legs. Some like hairy genitals, and some like them shaved. And some like old, and some young. In this case, very young...but definitely not the youngest we've heard of.

With the 1000s of recorded sexual fetishes we already know of, why are you having such a hard time imagining the existence of this particular one? With guys that like flat-chested, clean-shaven girls out there, exactly how different (in looks) is that from a pre-teen? Needless to say, if youth is what attracts the guy, then he's clearly got a problem (if nothing else, at least legally).

But with people attracted to animals, getting off by crushing bugs, into people of the same sex, and into women of such advanced age they couldn't possibly bear children, you are really that befuddled by someone who is into someone (1) of the same species, (2) of the opposite sex, and (3) nearly at the age of sexual maturity?

The reason it's a problem is because biologically it happens. That's why we need to protect children. Without protection, children would get violated all the time, because biologically males ARE interested in young females. In Afghanistan right now, the numbers of child rapes has been increasing:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/af...

Girls as young as 7! And it also mentions girls as young as 10 that are actually married and being forced to have intercourse.

Now, you have two options. You can think Afghanis are crazy, horrible people with underdeveloped brains and are an evolutionary step down from the civilized society. Or you can recognize that this is normal, and the only way to prevent it is to have an enlightened society with laws that prevent this sort of thing. The society as a whole can protect society from itself, and that's basically what minimum consent laws do. But to pretend it's just "unnatural" and only a few "freaks" would do it, misses the point, I think.

-Dan


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By Cappadocious on 3/16/2009 3:55:50 PM , Rating: 1
This may just be my observation/assumption but isn't this behavior more prevalent in societies where women also have little to no rights?


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By jlips6 on 3/16/2009 5:14:52 PM , Rating: 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oplnd-MUORA

on the topic of the incredible amount of fetishes that are present and catered to today.


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By afkrotch on 3/16/2009 3:40:37 PM , Rating: 2
Saaya Irie - 11 year old F cup girl (Japanese F cup, around C-D cup for USA)
http://www.thisistrue.com/images/saaya2.jpg


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By afkrotch on 3/16/2009 3:49:52 PM , Rating: 2
FYI, she was 11 for the pic. Now she's 15. 1 more year for some states. ;)


RE: Eleven? Warhawk?
By jjmcubed on 3/17/2009 12:23:42 AM , Rating: 2
I'm not sure I should click that link...


wow, just wow
By DarkPrime on 3/16/2009 8:21:14 AM , Rating: 2
wow, an 11 year old? Don't get me wrong, that guy is sick, but for an 11 year old to do that too, there's something equally messed up with her.




RE: wow, just wow
By greylica on 3/16/09, Rating: 0
RE: wow, just wow
By DarkPrime on 3/16/2009 8:35:27 AM , Rating: 3
Yes, I do expect an 11 year old to have a basic idea of what's right and wrong in this case. If they don't, I wonder where the child's parents have been the past 11 years.


RE: wow, just wow
By Forsaken503 on 3/16/2009 8:36:11 AM , Rating: 4
It has been said again and again, but where were the girls parents? Would they allow their child to go to an brick and mortar arcade alone? Then they shouldn't allow them to play online unsupervised. Even putting the PS3 in a common area of the house would have prevented this from happening. My child does not have a computer in her room for simply this reason. I could install monitoring software on the computer, but it's just easier to supervise her and remove any temptation/oppurtunity for something like this to happen.


RE: wow, just wow
By mmntech on 3/16/2009 9:07:57 AM , Rating: 2
Duh, that's common sense, something that a lot of parents seem to be lacking these days.


RE: wow, just wow
By FITCamaro on 3/16/2009 9:36:53 AM , Rating: 5
What is this fabled common sense you speak of? Sorcery I say!


RE: wow, just wow
By mmntech on 3/16/2009 1:35:09 PM , Rating: 2
So what do we call it now? Uncommon Sense? Rare Sense? Obscure Sense? Which sounds better. :p


RE: wow, just wow
By afkrotch on 3/16/2009 3:48:08 PM , Rating: 2
Nonsense!!!! w00t


RE: wow, just wow
By retrospooty on 3/16/2009 9:57:16 AM , Rating: 2
" Then, are you expecting a 11 Year child to be sufficiently mature to not be persuaded by an adult ?
Nothing messed with her, something messed with him, and with you too...
"

If your 11 y/o kids are going online wouldn't you teach them about predators? What about 8 y/o ?

When do you start? The moment they start going online unsupervised is when, regardless of the age.


RE: wow, just wow
By greylica on 3/16/2009 3:29:32 PM , Rating: 1
I can't expect a child to behave like an adult, sexual predators are everywhere, not only in the Internet, and then, the right thing to do is to be near our children.
Depending on the life/place the children has been living, the maturity to say no, I won't do something like this has not been reached at 11 years...
And then I don't expect a 11 year old child to behave like an adult, and I guess we are putting so much pressure on their Heads to survive, be better, be faster, be a super, and when they discover something or some person that is kind to them, all that pressure can cease to anything. That's when the danger starts.
The sexual predators are everywhere, but the fact, is that we are putting the pressure in our childs, not on them...


RE: wow, just wow
By afkrotch on 3/16/2009 4:08:39 PM , Rating: 2
Wow, I think you're kids are stupid or something. Sure seems damn easy to teach a 5 year old, "don't take candy from strangers." Wouldn't be much harder to tell them not to get naked for strangers either.

11 years old for god sakes. They're already learning social sciences, biology, government, physical education, etc. Too hard to not get naked for others, among all that? We aren't asking the kids to do rocket surgery here.

Too much pressure? From what exactly? Too much Pokemon? Too much Warhawk? I don't think this kid was exactly pressured too much if she's got a PS3 in her room with internet connectivity. Not to mention a computer and webcam.

This is hardly them being too young. This is the parents being stupid and not properly educating the kid.


RE: wow, just wow
By greylica on 3/16/2009 6:09:58 PM , Rating: 1
I am telling you the things you do not see, because you are not a child anymore, the way that they see the world is completely different from our perspective.
I completely agree with you, "don't take candy from strangers", we teach our kids with the best we can do, but they felt pressure either way. If not from their perspective, with the things they face from other children, or bully's or something, they felt their own pressure.
The same way a 13 ou 14 girl do have sex to feel itself like a woman, even without the proper responsibility or being a woman, the guys start to Bully trying to establish themselves inside "their " society, not ours.
We are having a frenetic live, our jobs, our position, the world economic problems, and then we try to be friends of our children, but in fact, so much about the world are discovered without us.
You have to see it from a child perspective to understand why a girl could pose naked to a stranger. What the stranger said, what he told her that makes her felt like it's discovering something or what exactly makes the girl start do this.
We have kids that put fire in the house, because his parents live in a complete war.
The question is not only the stupidity of the child itself only. The question, is if this stupidity ( I do not agree with the terms, sorry ) was triggered by anything else.
Sexual predators normally use to explore this side of their victims, and don't treat them like stupid.
And more, all that you told about the education, social sciences, biology, physical education, etc, doesn't mean anything when the child itself, from THEIR perspective, does not feel good about his life.
And videogames are only entertainment, does not fit in this category.
Think again, it's not your perspective, it's THEIR perspective.
Did you have time to listen to your children today to ask what a day was today ?


RE: wow, just wow
By retrospooty on 3/17/2009 9:57:18 AM , Rating: 2
"I can't expect a child to behave like an adult, sexual predators are everywhere, not only in the Internet, and then, the right thing to do is to be near our children.
Depending on the life/place the children has been living, the maturity to say no, I won't do something like this has not been reached at 11 years..."


You are exactly right, but you cant always be at their side. This is why it is SO majorly important to HAMMER it into their heads to stay away from strangers trying to eek information out of you. What to ddo when someone online is trying to talk to you asking you personal questions etc...


PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By theplaidfad on 3/16/2009 7:59:44 AM , Rating: 5
... is that you?




RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By FITCamaro on 3/16/2009 9:37:44 AM , Rating: 2
6!


RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By SoulBlighter on 3/16/2009 9:43:58 AM , Rating: 2
I think one should look into the core reason of why such incidents happening.. To my knowledge, it is due to lack of the society to punish such people, to make example for others not to repeat it. If one knows that he/she will get through via trial or won’t be severely punished, than this can never stop regardless how much resources we put into it to make it stop. Look at our current jails they are all filled up with criminals, and instead of making them better for society, they are generating more creativity into their minds to do more harmful things to society than before.


RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By elessar1 on 3/16/09, Rating: -1
RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By FITCamaro on 3/16/2009 10:39:59 AM , Rating: 4
Wow. You are clearly delusional.

Some terrorists are some of the most well educated people out there. No they're not theoretical physicists or something, but some of them are incredibly bright individuals.

Education does nothing to make people behave and do the right thing. Morals do. Fear of punishment does. Two things our politicians seem to be firmly against. Don't teach your kids traditional morals because they might offend someone different than you. Don't punish anyone because they didn't know any better or it was someone else's fault.

If we actually punished people who broke the rules (by executing rapists, murderers, etc.) there would likely be far fewer. As far as kids, it comes to parenting. Telling your kid to behave or do their homework and then walking away for the rest of the night teaches them that you don't care. So they'll do whatever they want. Trying educate them more will do nothing. It all starts at home. But certain people want to take away the parents rights to raise their kid as they see fit.


RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By alphadog on 3/16/2009 11:56:40 AM , Rating: 2
"If we actually punished people who broke the rules... there would likely be far fewer."

Is there a clear correlation between severity of punishment and amount of crime? Please point me to some balanced studies that supports this kind of statement.


RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By William Gaatjes on 3/16/2009 4:22:10 PM , Rating: 2
This is my view on it.

It's the lack of a social structure. In the USA i feel it is more a eat or be eaten society. In for example holland(the netherlands), lot less crimes occur (in comparision )because less crimes are commited because of poverty. Take away the poverty and the ones left doing crimes are the ones with serious antisocial behaviour. Those are the people usually with psychological diseases and should be helped. Usually on drugs too to suppress some psychological disorders. It's kind of home medication. It's insane, your right and very true indeed but for them it seems to work, at least that's what they think.

If the Netherland would have the death penalty for instance, the idiots who are sane but just idiots that do crime would think twice because of doing so. But then again, to much extreme left people with idiotic idea's are here. I am not right, but i am sure not left either. I am solomon.

To come back to your question, if you have somehing to loose you do not want to loose you would be less entitled to do a crime unless you are forced. This all assuming you are sane. When you have nothing to loose, you can only gain... Then even the most severe punishment might not be enough to scare you. I mean you would feel youare already in hell, how much worse can it get ? i think this is the kind of mindset you have to think about. And this is the case for many countries.


RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By ThePooBurner on 3/16/2009 10:55:12 AM , Rating: 1
I don't think you got the joke...


RE: PLAYSTATIONTHREE
By Cullinaire on 3/18/2009 4:55:36 AM , Rating: 2
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


PS3 = Evil
By grandpope on 3/17/2009 4:09:18 PM , Rating: 2
Obviously, since it's possible to do this sort of thing on the PS3, I declare that they should all be surrendered and destroyed by a federal task force.

After all, it's the only sensible option.




wow!
By GlassHouse69 on 3/16/2009 8:01:44 PM , Rating: 1
what a great idea!!

thanks DT!!!




nice
By anonymousk104 on 3/16/09, Rating: -1
RE: nice
By kmmatney on 3/16/09, Rating: 0
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