Parents urged to 'spy' on children's internet use

Mon Nov 16 2009 17:24:42

Parents should snoop on their children's internet use to protect them from paedophiles and cyber-bullies, Sara Payne has said.

The Victims' Champion has called for adults to install monitoring software on computers used by youngsters and has admitted she checks up on her own children.

Mrs Payne said she had met a lot of children who had to change their phone numbers "constantly" to get away from bullies.

"It's like being stalked," she said. "It's harassment. As an adult, it's seen as all those things.

"But for some reason, when we put it with children and put the word bullying to it, it's something which can be brushed over."

Since the death of her daughter Sarah at the hands of paedophile Roy Whiting in 2000, Mrs Payne has become a prominent campaigner for victims' rights.

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