MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nichole Cayton is one mom who has got to ‘catch ’em all.’
She plays Pokemon Go with her children all of the time.
“You walk around and you — these Pokemon pop up and you catch them,” Cayton explained.
Some New York senators said the augmented reality game might be a haven for child predators.
“Slightly it concerns me, but there is always going to be something out there that a sex offender or just a bad person to use,” Cayton said.
The New York Senate released a report revealing dozens of Pokemon directly in front of sex offender’s homes and other Pokemon meeting spaces within feet of convicted child predators.
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While there are not any confirmed cases of this happening in the Mid-South that we know of, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said parents can do their part to prevent it.
“Letting your kids just roam neighborhoods and downtown areas unaccompanied, you’re asking for trouble,” a SCSO spokesperson said.
“Regardless of whether this game ever came out, they’re still there. Bad people and sex offenders and stuff — they’re still there,” Cayton said.
However, if a criminal decides to use the game for evil, deputies said they’ll be waiting.
“Well, if you do something to lure somebody into some type of entrapment and you break the law, we’re going to find you,” the spokesperson said.
