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· Dañan gravemente la discreción y normalización personal y familiar que Shawn, Pam y Craig Akers están llevando
If you find an Internet site that claims you are communicating with Shawn Hornbeck please email the address of the site to abuse@shawnhornbeck.com.
Lawyers investigating a fake Shawn Hornbeck on the internet
Fake Shawn works MySpace · Prosecutors Want to Know Who's Impersonating Shawn Hornbeck
CJ Cassidy 23 FEB. MISSOURI Many of us wonder about Shawn Hornbeck's life in captivity. But now, someone's trying to take advantage of that curiosity, making him a victim again. Turns out someone's been posing as Shawn online, on MySpace, possibly even trying to lure young teenagers.
It's an issue that's drawn the attention of investigators, and has the Hornbeck family attorney speaking out against the imposter. Close family friends say Shawn hasn't been near a computer since his return home.
Meanwhile a young woman who thought she was communicating with Shawn on MySpace, says she feels betrayed by this recent turn of events. "His story touched me from the beginning and I just wanted to let him know what it meant to me, to speak with him as he tried to return to a normal life," the St. Louis woman whose identity we agreed to keep a secret told us.
She says she spent hours online talking to who she thought was Shawn Hornbeck. At first she was touched and flattered by the attention. A mother, in her early twenties, she says she just wanted to personally help the young boy who miraculously returned from the dead. "Once after I had just met him online, I asked him if he remembered me. He said yes. At the time, I didn't think anything of it. Now, I think it's creepy," she says.
She also says the imposter added her to his list of top MySpace friends, and wrote emotional messages to her. "In one he said "thanks for being a friend. Most people only care about the kidnapping and don't even give me a chance,"" she remembers.
Attorney Scott Sherman represents Shawn's parents - the Akers. He says they're outraged, and want you to know their son isn't talking to you or anyone else online.
They also hope no one uses Shawn's name to lure innocent teens. "What I saw was somebody pretending to be Shawn Hornbeck - asking for personal information, phone numbers, names, asking for dates. It was extremely disturbing, and people going to the site believed this was Shawn; young people - many young girls, and who knows what that person's up to?" Sherman says.
It's a lesson the imposter's former friend takes to heart. The Akers' family lawyer asked MySpace authorities to take the imposter's page down.
It was down for a while Thursday morning, but back up again later that evening. We don't know what MySpace authorities will decide to do, but Scott Sherman hopes prosecutors manage to bring charges against the imposter. www.kfvs12.com
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2/21/2007 Prosecutors Want to Know Who's Impersonating Shawn Hornbeck
Prosecutors are now trying to track the online imposter posing as Shawn Hornbeck on Myspace.com. Myspace is being asked to take down the site, and a woman who talked to the ‘fake’ Shawn talks to Fox 2’s Teresa Woodard. For the full story go the the Fox 2 website at http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2458719&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
2/20/2007 Media Issues Warning About Imposters
St. Louis' Fox 2 News issued a warning to parents and their children today concerning online imposters pretending to be Shawn Hornbeck. One has gone so far as to set up movie or dinner dates with unsuspecting young girls. We would like to reiterate that the only 'official' Shawn Hornbeck website is here at www.shawnhornbeck.com, and Shawn has not and will not be communicating with anyone online by any means other than those provided on this website. For the full story go the the Fox 2 website at http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2446091&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
Also >>http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/B33AA41E4948D4D28625728B0018C667?OpenDocument
VíDEONOTICIA Oprah recibe a O'Reilly en su programa para hablar de la inoportuna observación realizada acerca de que el niño tenía "la diversión" con su captor.
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Misterio e incógnitas tras la liberación de Shawn Hornbeck, el muchacho secuestrado durante 4 años
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Welcome home Shawn and Ben !!
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V.O. 2/17/2007 Beware Of Imposters! We have received several emails from individuals stating that they have been talking to Shawn on his Myspace page, or instant messenger or at some other online meeting place. Be advised that anyone claiming to be Shawn Hornbeck in any online forum or medium other than what appears on this website is misleading you. Shawn has not, and will not be communicating online with anyone other than through the means provided for on this website. |
Lawyers investigating a fake Shawn Hornbeck on the internet
Fake Shawn works MySpace · Prosecutors Want to Know Who's Impersonating Shawn Hornbeck
CJ Cassidy 23 FEB. MISSOURI Many of us wonder about Shawn Hornbeck's life in captivity. But now, someone's trying to take advantage of that curiosity, making him a victim again. Turns out someone's been posing as Shawn online, on MySpace, possibly even trying to lure young teenagers.
It's an issue that's drawn the attention of investigators, and has the Hornbeck family attorney speaking out against the imposter. Close family friends say Shawn hasn't been near a computer since his return home.
Meanwhile a young woman who thought she was communicating with Shawn on MySpace, says she feels betrayed by this recent turn of events. "His story touched me from the beginning and I just wanted to let him know what it meant to me, to speak with him as he tried to return to a normal life," the St. Louis woman whose identity we agreed to keep a secret told us.
She says she spent hours online talking to who she thought was Shawn Hornbeck. At first she was touched and flattered by the attention. A mother, in her early twenties, she says she just wanted to personally help the young boy who miraculously returned from the dead. "Once after I had just met him online, I asked him if he remembered me. He said yes. At the time, I didn't think anything of it. Now, I think it's creepy," she says.
She also says the imposter added her to his list of top MySpace friends, and wrote emotional messages to her. "In one he said "thanks for being a friend. Most people only care about the kidnapping and don't even give me a chance,"" she remembers.
Attorney Scott Sherman represents Shawn's parents - the Akers. He says they're outraged, and want you to know their son isn't talking to you or anyone else online.
They also hope no one uses Shawn's name to lure innocent teens. "What I saw was somebody pretending to be Shawn Hornbeck - asking for personal information, phone numbers, names, asking for dates. It was extremely disturbing, and people going to the site believed this was Shawn; young people - many young girls, and who knows what that person's up to?" Sherman says.
It's a lesson the imposter's former friend takes to heart. The Akers' family lawyer asked MySpace authorities to take the imposter's page down.
It was down for a while Thursday morning, but back up again later that evening. We don't know what MySpace authorities will decide to do, but Scott Sherman hopes prosecutors manage to bring charges against the imposter. www.kfvs12.com
LATEST NEWS www.shawnhornbeck.com
Prosecutors are now trying to track the online imposter posing as Shawn Hornbeck on Myspace.com. Myspace is being asked to take down the site, and a woman who talked to the ‘fake’ Shawn talks to Fox 2’s Teresa Woodard. For the full story go the the Fox 2 website at http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2458719&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
St. Louis' Fox 2 News issued a warning to parents and their children today concerning online imposters pretending to be Shawn Hornbeck. One has gone so far as to set up movie or dinner dates with unsuspecting young girls. We would like to reiterate that the only 'official' Shawn Hornbeck website is here at www.shawnhornbeck.com, and Shawn has not and will not be communicating with anyone online by any means other than those provided on this website. For the full story go the the Fox 2 website at http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2446091&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
Also >>http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/B33AA41E4948D4D28625728B0018C667?OpenDocument
 | Oprah hosted O'Reilly to discuss molestation without raising his remark that child had "fun" with his captor
>>http://mediamatters.org/items/200702220011 VíDEO 1 >>http://mediamatters.org/items/200702230009 VíDEO 2 |
HISTORIAL
Encuentran en Missouri a dos niños secuestrados, uno de ellos hace cuatro años... +
Misterio e incógnitas tras la liberación de Shawn Hornbeck, el muchacho secuestrado durante 4 años
Entrevista a Shawn Hornbeck en el programa de Oprah Winfrey
Welcome home Shawn and Ben !!
| Thanks for your support!
On behalf of Shawn and the entire Akers/Hornbeck familes, we would like to thank everyone for their continued thoughts, prayers and support. As you can imagine, we are all staying very busy with appointments, but still take the time to cherish every moment together as a family. We are reading all of the guestbook postings and email that is coming in, and hope to be able to respond to your messages over the coming weeks and months. Again, thanks for your support -- Craig Akers http://www.shawnhornbeck.com/ - http://www.shawnhornbeckfoundation.com/ |
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