Emily Sander was "a sweet little girl" who has "done real good in school” in the eyes of her family. To them, she was a normal 18-year old girl who went to their community college in Kansas. But when she went missing last week, they learned that she was not a sweet little girl after all.
It began as an ordinary case of a missing person. But as the investigation went further, more information about Sander came up. Her friend revealed that she was living a secret life as an online porn star using the name Zoey Zane. This was also confirmed by her brother. Apparently, she also told her parents during Thanksgiving that she signed a contract with a pornography company.
When these information came up, the FBI and internet crime experts were brought in to help with the investigation. The investigation is still on-going. A body has been found but the authorities have yet to determine if it belongs to Sander. The investigators are also trying to check if Sander's work as an online porn star contributed to her disappearance.
If the investigators theory is correct, then this news is really disturbing. The internet is supposed to be a source of information and not the cause of destruction of innocent lives. It is really unfortunate when technology is abused.
The United States is fortunate because they have internet crime experts to consult. Imagine if this happened in the Philippines, who will we run to?
But a more pressing matter would be the institution of sufficient safeguards in our law to prevent these kinds of crimes. While I personally believe that parents should be held primarily responsible for policing their children’s activities, I also think that the lawmakers should take an active part in ensuring that these crimes will not happen in our country.
We have already heard of a number of victims raped or killed by their textmates. Do we have to wait for our own Zoey Zane before we act on the matter?
Sources:
-Trina Joy A. Solidon
It began as an ordinary case of a missing person. But as the investigation went further, more information about Sander came up. Her friend revealed that she was living a secret life as an online porn star using the name Zoey Zane. This was also confirmed by her brother. Apparently, she also told her parents during Thanksgiving that she signed a contract with a pornography company.
When these information came up, the FBI and internet crime experts were brought in to help with the investigation. The investigation is still on-going. A body has been found but the authorities have yet to determine if it belongs to Sander. The investigators are also trying to check if Sander's work as an online porn star contributed to her disappearance.
If the investigators theory is correct, then this news is really disturbing. The internet is supposed to be a source of information and not the cause of destruction of innocent lives. It is really unfortunate when technology is abused.
The United States is fortunate because they have internet crime experts to consult. Imagine if this happened in the Philippines, who will we run to?
But a more pressing matter would be the institution of sufficient safeguards in our law to prevent these kinds of crimes. While I personally believe that parents should be held primarily responsible for policing their children’s activities, I also think that the lawmakers should take an active part in ensuring that these crimes will not happen in our country.
We have already heard of a number of victims raped or killed by their textmates. Do we have to wait for our own Zoey Zane before we act on the matter?
Sources:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=3930064&page=1
http://www.crimelibrary.com/news/original/1107/2902_zoey_zane1.html
-Trina Joy A. Solidon
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