MySpace Finds 29,000 Sex Offenders

July 25th, 2007 By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press Writer MySpace Finds 29,000 Sex Offenders

MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders.

(AP) -- MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders with profiles on the popular social networking Web site - more than four times the number cited by the company two months ago, officials in two states Tuesday.

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