Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick calls for social media ban for kids under 16: 'Hit the tipping point'

[D.E.I. - Democrats Exercising Ignorance]

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SPRINGFIELD, Pa. — Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick made a
bold call Wednesday to ban children younger than age 16 from using social-
media platforms.

“I think we’ve hit the tipping point, where what’s happening to our kids
as a consequence of social media has long-term consequences that undermine
their ability to be great citizens,” McCormick said. “It seemed to me a
reasonable step to, just like we limit cigarettes and alcohol, certain
types of guns. . . . Let’s limit access to social media.”

McCormick made the comments during the fourth leg of his “Building
America’s Future” tour, in Delaware County.

The Republican candidate, who’s challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob
Casey, spoke about his “Strengthening Pennsylvania Families” agenda and
held a brief panel discussion with conservative commentator, author and
podcaster Mary Katherine Ham.

McCormick did not explicitly say he or the federal government would
enforce such a ban if enacted.

This is a developing story.

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calls-for-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-16/

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Craig Douglas-Meyers, 38, is a teacher at Hosford Middle School in Southeast Portland. Portland police believe there may be more victims.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A math teacher at Hosford Middle School in Portland was arrested Friday morning and faces a felony charge of luring a minor, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) reported.

Craig Douglas-Meyers, 38, was arrested at his home in Northeast Portland after a weeks-long investigation. He is currently being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center.

The investigation started July 18 when a detective in Yuba City, California, reached out to PPB's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. The detective told PPB that as part of an undercover chat operation, the detective posed as a 13-year-old child and communicated with a Portland man, later identified as Douglas-Meyers. The conversations, initiated by Douglas-Meyers, were "sexual in nature and involved discussions on how to meet," PPB said.

"It wasn't just having a pleasant conversation online. It was the intended purpose of meeting up for a sexual relationship," said Trevor Tyler, a sergeant in charge of PPB's child-abuse team. "This was incredibly overt. It was, this is exactly what I intend to do once we meet up and then was very explicit about the intended relationship that they wanted to have."

PPB said due to the "brazen conversations with who he thought was a child, and his employment as a teacher," detectives believe there may be additional child victims. Portland police released a photo of Douglas-Meyers "in an effort to identify potential victims."

"This suspect we arrested today teaches 13-year-olds on a regular basis," Tyler said. "We don't know that they have done anything illegal or committed any offense with any of them, however it is incredibly concerning for us that he was choosing to surround himself with the very people he was seeking out to have a sexual relationship with."

Portland Public Schools said in a statement that it's fully cooperating with police. The district said it's not aware of any information that suggests any PPS students were impacted. Hosford has been a teacher at Hosford Middle School since 2009, Tyler said.

According to police, after his arrest, Douglas-Meyers told detectives, "I haven't done anything wrong." He's scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

Anyone with information about Douglas-Meyers or this case is asked to contact PPB Officer Aaron Rizzo at ***@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 24-803066. Those with information can also contact the SafeOregon tip line via text or phone at [phone], by email at ***@safeoregon.com or download the SafeOregon app.

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