Denis Naughten: Strangers snatch children online

Strangers are snatching our children by their fingertips, not on roadsides, Minister for Communications Denis Naughten has warned.

“A recent high-profile case concerning a Canadian man who has been jailed for grooming an Irish teenager online for sex is an example of the real dangers that exist,” Mr Naughten told a Child Safety Summit in Facebook’s Dublin headquarters.

“It’s not like a stranger pulling up in a car offering a lift — this was the main concern of our parents growing up — that we would be snatched by a stranger.