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WITH GUEST APPEARANCE BY LYNDA BERGH HERRING - PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR SPECIALIZING IN CHILD EXPLOITATION CASES As parents, most of us think we know our child pretty well.  Lynda Herring is a Private Investigator that works with parents when a child goes missing or is involved in some sort of crisis or online exploitation.  These situations are difficult for everyone involved and they often...

This week is election week, and we take a look at a variety of issues affecting crime, prosecutions and early release of prisoners in Southern California. Many media outlets reported about the challenges of having over 2800 court cases at risk of not being heard in Riverside County due to a heavy backlog of cases and a shortage of Judges. Over 200 of those cases were thrown out by Presiding Judge...

The election season is upon us.  Million Kids is not a political organization, and we have no desire to influence an individual’s voting decision.  We do believe it is important to understand new laws and situations taking place that will have a major impact on our kids, especially if you live in California. This week we will look at several new laws that have been signed that will affec...

Every where we look there seems to be bad news. Perhaps it is the election. Starting in 2023, California has passed two important bills that will greatly impact our families and communities. They are SB 357 and SB 107. If you are not familiar with them, please read them and share your thoughts with us at info@millionkids.org. With the passage of these bills, Million Kids spent a lot of time reflec...

Investigating online child sex crimes are some of the most challenging types of investigations in the business. To be effective: Law enforcements needs you first and foremost to make leaders of your children so they will not be victims. Law enforcement needs quick and thorough information related to actual cases. Do not delete the photos or conversation. Do not alert the pedophile you know. Do not...

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion--a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices...

OUR CHILDREN ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR I saw a great bumper sticker this week:  You have to fight like the third monkey going into the ark and it is starting to rain! Life seems more complicated these days. This generation of young people will have access to more information than any generation before them, but perhaps they will have less truth. With 24 hour news, world wide social media connect...

"Grandparents are voices of the past and the door to the future. They provide us with the wisdom from a lifetime of experience that should never be undervalued." - Author Unknown. This generation of young people will be the first generation in all of history that will be able to reach the entire world (through electronic devices) and the entire world can reach them.  This generation will have...

Every year approximately 1.3 million kids run away from home.  Research indicates that about 1 out of 6 kids who run away will be a victim of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation within the first 48 hours.  In 2014 Million Kids developed the MILLION KIDS MISSING KIDS program to support parents, law enforcement and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. We get the word...

This week we examine the case of missing 16-year-old teen, Kaylee Jones, who may be in a dangerous situation after meeting strangers on the hook up app, Omegle, and exchanging personal information including where she lived. On June 14, Kaylee climbed out of her second story window of their home in the middle of the night,  purportedly to meet up with individuals she met online and she has bee...

It seems like everyday we are inundated with riveting videos of the latest smash and grab at a big retailer, or a shooting at a public event, school or mall, and or thousands of foreign nationals crossing our border illegally.  Social media, video on demand, and being globally connected has changed our world completely. Graphic and immediate images from around the globe,  impact how we p...

So often we hear older people today long for a world that is more certain, more predictable, more in line with the “Old Fashioned” values. Technology has brought the world closer together than at any time in history. It can be both good and bad. Social media allows friends and families enjoy the details of a life, even if they live thousands of miles away. However, it can also be unsettling and ev...

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE WORLD BUT JUST DID NOT KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR TALENTS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? YOU WILL WANT TO HEAR OUR GUEST LINDA LATTIMORE LINDA@LINDALATTIMORE.COM Linda is a seasoned lawyer, C-Suite executive, global business strategist, author and social entrepreneur. Linda provides personal counseling, corporate counseling and group training progra...

California SB 357 had passed the House and the Assembly last October and was held for nine months on Sen. Weiner's desk because of the controversies surrounding the bill.  The bill is sponsored in part by groups supporting gay and transgender rights and Sen Weiner said that he waited to send the measure to Gov. Newsom until Pride Month. The bill was also created to protect women of color that...

Let’s face it. We are all guilty of checking our phone or doing a sneak peak at our texts on a regular basis. So, at what point does it move from over usage into a full-blown addiction? Researchers indicate that 83% of teens sleep with their phone and there is an older UK study that say as many as 25% of adults will answer their phone while having sex. The same study indicated that one in five peo...

For years Million Kids has been educating parents and teens about how not to be blackmailed or scammed on dating sites, hook up sites and mass audience apps. Lately, it seems that there are more and more cases where adults experience the same kind of exploitation when they turn to the Internet to find their one and only love, or at least a BFF. During this week’s show we explore some of the hot bu...

This is one of the most important shows we have ever produced. We are asking YOU to contact Gov. Newsom and stop the defunding of the Crimes Against Children’s Task Forces all over the state. That’s right.  We must raise our voices and tell the Governor how important it is that our state fund child sex crimes investigations. Currently the 2022-2023 state budget EXCLUDES funding for California...

SEEKING MORE INFORMATION: DE WAYNE WILLIAMS, CODY HANSEN, CHRISTOPHER LAUDERDALE This week we will be looking at several new human trafficking and potential child pornography cases from Riverside County and surrounding counties and asking the public to come forward if you have more information regarding the individuals or potential cases. Please note: These charges are alleged, and each individual...

SB1042: Defining human trafficking as a “serious” and “violent” crime was voted down by Democrats in the Public Safety Committee of the California Senate. Thank you to Senator Shannon Grove for proposing it and to Senator Bogh for standing up for it. BUT WE CANNOT QUIT NOW: PLEASE READ: CALIFORNIA AB2223 Read the Bill Text related to Reproductive Health. This bill will redefine the Mother’s role i...

This week has been unsettling to good people around the world.  Live streaming of heinous war crimes permeate our living rooms each night and we experience it like we were actually there. A most common comment is "how can this be happening in this day and age". Many of us have watched the Supreme Court Confirmation hearings as we hear legal opinions about global online child pornography rings...

The vetting of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Justice this past week has brought to light many issues related to sentencing in child pornography cases (also known as CSAM - child sexual abuse materials).  Depending on your political affiliation, her sentencing history either shows a leniency towards less severe sentencing, or sentencing completely acceptable according to U.S Se...

URGENT- IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA WE NEED YOUR HELP BEFORE MARCH 28, 2022 If you believe human trafficking should be prosecuted as a "Serious" and "Violent" crime in the state of California, you have a chance to be heard. Currently human trafficking is defined as a non-violent and non-serious crime in California. So acts of human trafficking cannot be considered under California's three strikes la...

Over the past few days I have had the incredible privilege of meeting with a variety of individuals who have dedicated their lives to the profession of investigating child sex crimes. Few of us understand the complexity of these investigations and emotional strength it takes to go after some of the most vile people on earth.  These pedophiles troll the internet looking to access, groom, seduc...

OPERATION RECLAIM AND REBUILD 2022 FOUR COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARRESTS AND RESCUES Every year leading up to the Superbowl and following January (National Human Trafficking Awareness month) we are bombarded with publicity about how large events attract pimps and traffickers and human trafficking activities see a significant increase.  Now that the events are over, we have the facts. &...

SEXTORTIONFILM.COM See the trailer for our new film about to release Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic This week we announce the release of the trailer for the film about sextortion that we have all been waiting for.  Sextortion - blackmail  where predators threaten to publish private images or videos online unless the victim meets their demands have become a global crisis for young people...