Is it possible to give more info on this show. How old was he, why has he risked his life, etc, as it will be quite a while before this show airs down under. There are a lot of kids doing this, and a lot of parents who don't realise what their children are using the internet for.

this is so sad and scary i pray everyone involved in doing these things will have god brought in to their lives and saved from this sickness and the boy in this is a hero in my books god bless him

I caught the end of this show and was shocked. Not because of the subject of the show but because I had contacted the Oprah show in 2003 desperatly and told them that this was happening. I did undercover work for FBI at that time and obtained alot of the information on how this was happening everyday to not only teens but totlers and babies too. No one listen to me then and I just kept getting pressure from the FBI to keep it away from the media. I have been living with this horror for all these years and now Oprah decided to show this. What will you say about all those children that since 2003 that were trapped and died because no one told the world what was happening to them every day. I did all I could to save them and the media including the Oprah show decided to keep this quiet so this could continue. I still cry for them now and will allways see the horror in my mind that I had to witness everyday for 8 months. You just have to dismiss the show today and forget about it.

I am now nearly 18, and a female from Canada. It happens everywhere. When I was his age this actually happened to me as well. Not as soon as I had recieved my webcam, but later, when my "friends" were established. It started as taking of my shirt, which I didnt see as harmful because they were my friends. I didnt understand it, or even fathom that this was a bad thing to do. It is something that is not talked about, and if my mom talked about it with me, I dont think that I would have believed her that it would happen to me.

I am very glad that Oprah is talking about this issue and that maybe they can stop these people from taking advantage of pre-teens. It is a scary thing to look back on and think that I could have been in real danger had this gone on. He is definatly an inspiration to me that he went on national television and talked about this.

Sincerly,

Jennifer

I have just finished watching the show. Please thank Justin for being so brave and courageous for his appearance. His innocence still shines through.

I was sad looking at this show. I want to know , whats going on with this young man now July 17 2008.? Is he going to school ,Does he go to church. I only pray that he find peace in his spirt . I hope that gentleman on the show stay with him . I hope his mon also fine peace. Oprah please do a follow up show this fall i want to know how hes doing. Thank you for airing this show someone was help. Crystal Bryant.................................................

was this a repeat of the justin berry show? If so there was major errors in that show. Not once did Oprah mention that this boy advertised his website as him being over 18. I remember a friend of mine at the time stating that a lot of innocent people were caught up in his lies about his age. That friend ran Internet investigations with the fbi, and always expected his agents to speak up publicly about cases they had closed.

This actually happened to me too. I'm 25 now, and still trying to overcome all the horror. I was so naive. Now that I am an adult myself, I can't grasp with my mind how those men could do that to me when I was a child. I went through a difficult process of forgiving them, but action has to be taken! FBI should not be ignoring child pornagrophy like they have been!!!!!!

I don't see this kid as innocent. I understand that it started when he was a young kid, but his acceptance of all that happened and his explanations, just don't ring true. Take a look at Justin.tv web site where both guys and girls interact in ways that are horrifying. Language, request for nude pictures, etc all take place here. Teen girls go crazy on these sites. Sexual language of the most extreme type is used as matter of fact. Many sites are just for fun and innocent, but teens get these sites and go wild. Where are the parents?

This kid had opportunities to put on the breaks and stop this thing, but parents weren't there and he wanted the fame and money. He holds a fair amount of responsibility for all that happened.

Understand I am not excusing those that exploited him. They should go to jail. They are horrible.

This kid, however, was part of it.

The FBI ARE not ignoring child porn and work damn hard with law enforcement around the world to fight it. Recently making another world wide bust two weeks ago.

"honor role" student?

i'm sorry but i have two grown kids and they went online just like all kids do and you know what? any child alive would have to be pretty darned BRAINDEAD not to figure out what's going on when someone s/he's never met and can't see tells them to take their clothes off.

i've known a number of kids who make money as "cam ho's" - there are a LOT of them in economically-deprived areas where there's not even a macdonald's or tim horton's to provide jobs - and most of them don't have a problem with it until someone comes along and tells them they should feel bad. most of them lie about their age - even when they look only 14, they say things like "i'm half asian" or "everybody in my family is pretty skinny" and what is the voyeur to do: ask to see a driver's license?

i intensely dislike one-sided views: not all kids doing this are helpless victims in thrall to evil predators. most of them are very savvy and fully aware of what they're doing and how far they'll go.

the ones that get caught in real life are the ones with issues - issues at home, emotional issues, mental issues, whatever - and they'll fall prey just as easily to a predator in church or the local library.

I am new to writing on message boards and I am writing while watching the show. I am saddened that this is a problem in our world. I myself was molested as a child. I think that is why I am having such a hard time with Oprah saying that he was molested.

I think that is the wrong terminology. In my opinion, he was in control of this. He chose to turn on the computer. He chose to fly to Vegas. He chose to recieve gifts. Once his father heard his story and did nothing, (which i believe is awful) he still told his dad to find him a girl and let him have sex with her.

Does anyone else find this disturbing?

I am upset that this is happening, please dont get that mixed up. I understand the child stalkers that are on the internet.

I think he his being brave by stopping and giving up information.........i dont know im just having a hard time with this one.

What a brave, wonderful young man!! This could have happened to any child, and that Justin is literally risking his life to save other children and possibly stop some of these sickos is awesome beyond belief. And what a hero Mr. Eichenwald is to champion not only Justin, but taking on the whole porn industry!!

Congratulations to Justin for being strong enough to get yourself out, and to Mr Eichenwald for seeing a young person in need and being strong and determined enough to facilitate his exit.

So heartbreaking - Justin, you are a real stand-up man!

This obviously is a tragic story - but could have been avoided/stopped if the parents had parented....

Why did a 13 year old kid have a computer in his bedroom - where parents couldn't see what he was doing?

Why didn't the parents question when he was getting gifts in the mail? I know he said that he was buying stuff with his web design business income, but come on - wouldn't you ask to see his money/bank account something? If an honor student starts hating school, it is more than just the transition to high school.

These parents were out of touch and didn't want to be inconvenienced by actually parenting - know what you kid is doing. I know that the biological dad sounded like a jerk, but apparently, the mom and step father weren't much better.

I have 3 kids and can't imagine just letting them have computers in their rooms and getting numerous gifts in the mail. I know they think I'm a pain, because I watch what they do, talk with them about what they can buy (even with their own money) etc, and am invovled even when they want know part of me. I thought that was what parenting was about.

I hope there aren't any other kids in the house with these parents...

I have just read the posts on the site about this show. I am truly disapointed in the adults that believe a 12 year old boy went into this world knowing full well what he was doing and what would happen. Child predators are manipulative and coercive. As Oprah said ...first the child is seduced - this does not always mean in a sexual way - seduction takes many forms as in -money, attention, prestige, etc. The young man today was sexually abused by pedophiles - Adults who get pleasure from sexual acts with children. I truly don't get how anyone could think the child has any fault in this situation. I believe that all parents should not take for granted that this would not happen in their home and get rid of web-cams. Don't allow your children to have computers in their rooms. Know ALL the passwords. Get your kids OFF of myspace and other public areas where preditors thrive and find victims. I have nieces and nephews who have myspace pages and report their ages as 18 and above when not a one of these children are - in fact my youngest nephew is 12 and he has his pic on his myspace and lists his age at 18 - you can TELL by the picture he is not that age. My Brother - in- law does not want to "invade their privacy" by checking on their web activities. How stupid and naive. I only hope and pray that the terrible things that happened to this young man does not happen to anyone else....but we know it will as long as we blame the victim instead of the perpetrator.