How to Report Online Incidents Involving Children

Should any of the following situations arise in your household, via the Internet or online service, immediately contact your local or state law enforcement agency, the FBI, and/or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

• Your child received child pornography.
• Your child has been sexually solicited by someone who knows that your child is under 18 years of age.
• Your child has received sexually explicit images from someone that knows your child is under the age of 18.

If one of these scenarios occurs, stop using the computer to preserve any evidence and call your local law enforcement agency immediately. Unless directed to do so by the law enforcement agency, do not attempt to copy any of the images and/or text found on the computer.

The following incidents should be reported immediately to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) via the CyberTipline by clicking here:

• Child Pornography
• Child Prostitution
• Child Sex Tourism
• Child Sexual Molestation (not in the family)
• Online Enticement of Children for Sexual Acts
• Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child
• Misleading Domain Name
• Misleading Words/Digital Images on the Internet

For additional information on NCMEC's CyberTipline, please see the CyberTipline Face Sheet

Resources for Parents and Guardians

www.netsmartz.org provides tips for families, children, and teens about online safety.
www.netsmartz411.com is parents' and guardians' premier, online resource for answering questions about Internet safety, computers, and the Web.

The following sites contain information regarding keeping your child safe online:

• McAfee's Internet Safety Plans for the Whole Family
• Wired Safety's Parenting Online
• Enough is Enough's Rules 'N Tools: Guidelines for Internet Safety
• Bright Futures' Safety Tips for Surfing the Internet
• Microsoft's 10 Things You Can Teach Kids to Improve Their Web Safety
• Cybersmart Kids' The Risks and How to Deal with Them
• Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) Parent's Guide to Children's Online Safety
• ConnectSafely's A Parent's Guide to Facebook
• Stop Bullying RI