By Daily Press staff
The National Association of Attorneys General and i-SAFE America will host a conference on Friday at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica to introduce Operation Shield, a project that aims to combat Internet crimes committed against kids/teens within their states.
Currently more than 48 million children ages 5 -7 regularly use the Internet, and experts predict that the number will rise to 77 million by 2005. Studies show that 1 in 4 children have involuntarily been exposed to Internet pornography, and 1 in 5 children have been propositioned for sex online.
The meeting’s sponsors hope to address these issues of Internet safety because of the rapid increases in the number of children surfing the Web.
The meeting will be held Friday, June 18 at 9:30 a.m. in the Fairmont’s Starlight Ballroom at 101 Wilshire Blvd. near Ocean Avenue and after 2nd Street.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 16, 2004. Read the original PDF.