MySpace has caught a convicted sex offender violating his parole conditions by setting up profiles on the popular social networking service.

State Department of Correction officials took Christopher Montefusco, 30, into custody after he was found to have registered two different profiles of himself on MySpace.com, according to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

Montefusco was convicted of first-degree sexual assault on Aug 30, 1996. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but he was released after just two-and-a-half years. Montefusco had two years of special parole remaining on his sentence, which usually involves close supervision and mandatory participation in a support program.

Part of the conditions of Montefusco’s parole was not to use a computer or the Internet or access social networking sites, such as MySpace, without first obtaining permission from his parole officer, Blumenthal said.

The incident demonstrates the need for MySpace to work closely with authorities, as this is just the most visible tip of the predator iceberg.

Montefusco was charged with violating his parole, Blumenthal said. He was being held at the New Haven Correctional Facility on Whalley Avenue pending an appearance in Superior Court in New Haven. If Montefusco is convicted of the parole violation, he could be ordered back to prison for two years.

It’s good to see that this time MySpace correctly identify a sex offender. Because last week, MySpace falsely labeled an innocent woman as sex offender.

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Entry was posted on Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 at 11:37 pm under Technology.

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