Dark Web Exposed: Predatory Teachers In The Digital Age Brittany Zamora: Two years ago, former elementary school teacher Brittany Zamora captured America's attention for sexually grooming a sixth grade student. She’s currently serving a 20-year sentence. In 2018, Brittany Zamora, an elementary school teacher in Goodyear, Arizona, signed onto Instagram and sent a series of sexually explicit messages to a 13-year-old boy in her class. “Thinking about your sexy self,” Zamora wrote the sixth grade student. “I want to…. U so bad bby those times weren’t enough for me.” But the child’s father was watching. The boys’ parents later confronted Zamora in a recorded phone call, which served as key evidence ... Dorothy Bancroft Veracka: In October 2019, Massachusetts high school teacher, Dorothy Bancroft Veracka was busted for soliciting nude photos from a teen student on Snapchat, according to a police report obtained by Oxygen.com. Veracka pleaded guilty to distributing obscene matter to a child and received a suspended sentence of two and a half years, according to court documents. She was released and will be on probation until March 2022. Ryan Harvey: Ryan Harvey, a former orchestra teacher in Georgia, was also arrested in 2018 after investigators learned he sent illicit images to a student via Snapchat, including one picture of him wearing only pink underwear, according to an indictment obtained by Oxygen.com. He later pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual misconduct against his minor students, court records show. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Back to the main thread & Brittany Zamora: “Snapchat is a particularly insidious platform,” Shakeshaft added. “Photos, messages, videos, live video chatting, and messaging can be shared and then disappeared. … Parents and other adults cannot keep an active record of their child's use. There is no moderation and parents have no way to know with whom the child is interacting.” In a statement to Oxygen.com, a Snapchat spokesperson said the company is dedicated to preventing abuses of its platform: “The exploitation of any member of our community, especially minors, is absolutely unacceptable, and we work hard to prevent, detect and eliminate this type of abuse. We work ... Continue reading... https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/dark-web-exposed-predatory-teachers-in-the-digital-age | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Dark Web Exposed: Predatory Teachers In The Digital Age[/google]
