Interesting question, that. The one thing you need to remember about the Internet is that its defining characteristic is its efficiency . Keep that in mind whenever you think or read about the Internet and you'll understand 90 percent of the online world from the get-go. I don't believe the Internet is creating pedophiles, but I do believe that it makes it easier for pedophiles to pursue their obsessions. Because the Internet is a stunningly efficient communications tool.
People seeking underage sex no longer have to linger in shopping malls or parks.
They can just go to IRC chat rooms and snoop around, expanding their searches across much greater distances, as was the case with Naughton, who was willing to meet his online contact in Santa Monica, California, far from his Seattle home. They can't all be FBI agents posing as children. The chat rooms couldn't exist without people who chat. I could go on and on about the importance of parents monitoring their children's online activities, but it's all been said before. Ask them, watch them, spy on them, monitor them with software.