Man reveals how easy it is for pedophiles to prey on teen girls via social media

Man reveals how easy it is for pedophiles to prey on teen girls via social media by luring three out of their homes while their parents watch on in horror

Coby Persin, 21, is a YouTube star who performs pranks and experiments
The New Yorker chatted up three young girls, aged 12, 13, and 14, by pretending to be a 15-year-old who lived nearby
They all agreed to meet him when their parents weren't around, with one even climbing into his van


By CARLY STERN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 17:21, 12 August 2015 | UPDATED: 22:05, 12 August 2015


Pedophiles have been hiding behind the anonymity of the internet for years - but unfortunately, it seems that some teens and tweens think their parents' warnings about the dangers of speaking to strangers online are just unwarranted overreactions.

YouTube star Coby Persin, 21, set out to help some New York-area parents teach their children how real the threat of pedophiles, rapists, and abductors truly is, posing as a teen himself and luring their young daughters into potentially dangerous situations by first striking up conversations with them on Facebook.

'How easy is it for a pedophile to pick up an underage child using social media?' he asks in a new video, quickly proving that it's not very difficult at all.







'I made a fake profile on Facebook posing as a 15-year-old boy,' Coby explains, showing off a page for a made-up teen named Jason Biazzio. 'With their parents' permission, I friend-requested three girls ages 14, 13, and 12.'

Coby didn't have to work hard to set the groundwork for a first meeting with any of these young ladies, merely chatting with them online or via text for three or four days before arranging to meet up at their homes or somewhere nearby.

'What we found in this video is shocking and something everyone should see,' he says.

The first girl he puts to the test is named Mikayla. Mikayla proves very trusting, and quickly takes 'Jason's' word for it that he is another local kid - though the two have obviously never met before and have no friends in common.

After he sends her a friend request, the 13-year-old asks where she knows him from.

'I just moved from Florida to your town,' he says with a smiley-face emoji. Coby doesn't even have to specifically name her town for her to decide that he is safe.

Running it past mom and dad: He set up a fake Facebook profile and contact three young girls with their parents' permission

Liar, liar: Coby posed online as 'Jason Biazzio', a 15-year-old boy