The focus: An Altoona man is facing multiple charges after police say he lied about his age online and trying to lure a minor. The story would revolve around the dangers of younger kids being on social media unsupervised and how to prevent situations like this from happening.
People to tell the story: The obvious option is to ask police how to best avoid this kind of situation. The best option would be to talk to parents who have young kids and ask them how they keep their child off of social media when they’re younger and how the educate their kids on the dangers of talking to strangers especially online.
The beginning: The information from the Altoona case.
The middle: Interviews with the police and parents with younger children.
The end: Close with information about who to contact if people feel like their child might be in danger of being the victim of an online predator and tips to prevent the situation all together.