ABOUT THE EVENT
Join Globe journalists and criminal justice experts for a conversation about online safety for children. The Globe’s reporting shows online threats to children have skyrocketed over the past decade. And in our ever-more-online world, there’s no practical way for most families to pull the plug on the internet entirely, but there are ways to protect your safety. We will discuss how to talk to children about online safety, report abuse, existing legal protections and community resources.
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Janelle Nanos is a business enterprise reporter at The Boston Globe, where she writes features, investigations, and projects that aim to dive deep into the ideas and trends that drive Boston’s economy. She also serves as the assistant business editor for news innovation, where she works to expand the Globe's business coverage across platforms.
Shelley Murphy is an investigative reporter, who covers federal court, criminal justice issues and legal affairs. She has also covered organized crime in Boston since the 1980s and is co-author of the New York Times best-seller “Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice.”
Luke Goldworm is currently an Assistant United States Attorney with the US Department of Justice. Prior to this role Luke served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; serving in a number of different roles including his most recent as the Chief of the Crime Strategies Bureau. In addition, Luke has served previously as an Assistant Vice President, Director of Investigations and Safety for the TJX Companies, a global retailer and as a criminal investigator working cases at both the federal and state level.
Lauryn Mackey is the Victim/Witness Specialist within the United States Attorney’s Office who handles all crimes involving child exploitation throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. With a degree in psychology with an emphasis in forensics and her experiences within the field since 2015, she has helped hundreds of victims through criminal prosecutions in state and federal jurisdictions. Lauryn is an active team member of Project Safe Childhood in hopes to promote safety for all children.
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