At 15-years-old, Katie was the victim of an online predator. She met this 22-year-old man through an online chat room. He charmed Katie by sending her gifts and taking advantage of her low self-esteem. After a short period of time, this man was calling Katie on her cellphone ten times a day and had purchased a plane ticket to her hometown. After her parents got the police involved, they discovered that Katie’s new online “boyfriend” was suspecting of raping a 13-year-old girl.

Katie is now a youth ambassador for the nonprofit organization, Web Wise Kids. In the following video, she the shares her story and how she came to realize her “boyfriend” was really a predator.

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