Worldwide Pedophile Ring Busted: With help from the United States, as well as agencies from 35 countries, British police have netted more than 700 suspects and rescued 31 children from an internet worldwide ring exploiting children. The same methods that are used against terrorists and drug traffickers were used by authorities. This lead them to an internet chat room with live videos of children being sexually abused called “Kids the Light of Our Lives,” reports D’Arcy Doran with the AP.

Massachusetts Sex Offenders: A Boston Globe story today indicates that more than half of 77 level 3 sex offenders in Boston are turning up in homeless shelters, stating they have nowhere else to go. This coming 3 years after Massachusetts started listing information on their online registry. The city and state officials, police, and homeless advocates are wondering if these pedophiles will reoffend, if they are purposely avoiding the registry by using shelter addresses, and if they legitimately have nowhere else to go. Jim Greene, director of Boston’s Emergency Shelter Commission partially blames the state for failing to provide adequate supervision of released sex offenders.

South Carolina Gang Activity: Legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Mark Sanford, will increase penalties for gang members. The law which goes into effect July 1, will make it illegal for members to force someone into gang activity or to prevent one from leaving such gang, and will also allow victims to take civil action against gang members for actual and punitive damages. A $10,000 fine and 10-year sentence will be given to any gang member who hinders a victim from testifying. Doug Gardner, a detective with the Greenville Gang Task Force, is positive that this stiffer law will help deter violent crimes committed by gang members, reports Clair Anderson and Paul Alongi with The Greenville News.