Predators lurk on the net

Leila's online danger diaries

Updated 19.09 Mon Jul 30 2007

One of the most striking things to emerge from Chris Choi's special investigation is the speed with which predatory men home in on children when they log on.

During this week of special reports, Chris asked an actress to go online and pose as a 13-year-old to highlight the dangers your children may be putting themselves in.

During this week of special reports, we asked an actress to go online and pose as a 13-year-old to highlight the dangers your children may be putting themselves in

Each day Leila - who's actually 19-years-old - will spend time on the net and record what she experiences as a child in chatrooms and on social networking sites.

Catch the first of her diaries here.

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