State Representatives William J. Seitz (R-Cincinnati) and Scott Oelslager
(R-Canton) Support Vital Movement to Increase Safety in Online Dating
DALLAS, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than a week after launching its
national legislation campaign seeking to protect online daters from
interacting with sexual predators and criminals, today True announced that it
has secured legislative support in a second key state -- Ohio. State
Representatives William J. Seitz and Scott Oelslager from Ohio are the second
group of lawmakers to embrace True's monumental legislative movement, joining
Senator John Carona and Representative Will Hartnett of Texas.
True's proposed safety legislation requires that all online dating
services conduct felony and sexual offense background searches on their
members. Additionally, the legislation proposes that any online dating
service that fails to implement such increased safety measures must
prominently warn their potential members of this serious security deficiency
on their website. Currently, True is the only online relationship service
that actively promotes the safety of its members by performing extensive
criminal screening on all of its communicating members.
"With the growing popularity of Internet dating, we must do everything we
can as a legislative body to protect our citizens from criminal predators,"
said William J. Seitz, 30th Ohio House District, Greater Cincinnati; Chairman,
House Civil and Commercial Law Committee; and Partner, Taft, Stettinius and
Hollister law firm.
"This proposed legislation is about reducing current and future criminal
activity online. Just last week, a distraught member of another online dating
service contacted us, reporting that she had been matched with a convicted
felon by the dating site's 'matching' system. Thankfully, the member realized
that this individual was a felon before engaging in any communication, but not
everyone is that lucky," said Herb Vest, founder and CEO of True. "As an
industry, we have an obligation to increase the safety of our customers to the
greatest extent possible, and that's exactly what this legislation will
accomplish."
About True
True stands alone as the world's preeminent online relationship service.
Based on an advanced, scientific compatibility test uniquely endorsed by
Psychology Today and independently certified by one of the leading experts in
tests and measurements to comply with the standards of the American
Psychological Association, True is the only online relationship service that
actively protects the safety of its members by conducting extensive criminal
background screenings. With the help of proprietary research and the
industry's most extensive team of scientists, relationship experts and
psychologists, True members are guided step-by-step through all stages of the
relationship-building process.
To find out more about how True helps people around the world Live, Love
and Learn(TM), please visit http://www.true.com.
For further information please contact Olivia Horoshko of Ogilvy Public
Relations Worldwide, +1-310-248-6183, Olivia.Horoshko@ogilvypr.com, for TRUE;
or Taylor L. Cole, APR of TRUE, +1-972-402-4813, Taylor.Cole@true.com.
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CONTACT:
Olivia Horoshko of Ogilvy Public Relations
Worldwide, +1-310-248-6183, Olivia.Horoshko@ogilvypr.com, for
TRUE; or Taylor L. Cole, APR of TRUE, +1-972-402-4813,
Taylor.Cole@true.com
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