SAN DIEGO -- MySpace is one of the world’s most popular English language Web sites, with more than 100 million registered users.

The Web site is extremely popular among teenagers and young adults.

However, according to a recent ABC News report, MySpace is also home to over 700 registered sex offenders.

“There are people out there right now trolling, who are actually hunting through the Internet looking for victims,” said computer forensic specialist Sergio Kopelev.

10News created a MySpace profile and waited to see if any potential predators would make contact.

The first profile created belongs to a 14-year-old girl. At 14, she is not supposed to be allowed to have her profile viewed by anyone over the age of 18, but she overrides the system by registering with an older age. Now, anyone can browse her MySpace profile. She’s a bit of an outcast and doesn’t have much of a father figure. She does not come from a family with a lot of money and she doesn’t particularly like school.

According to Kopelev, she’s exactly what a predator is searching for -- a kid with low self-esteem.

“They are really looking for those kids that are way out there on the edge,” said Kopelev.

Within weeks, the 10News-created profile began receiving unsolicited contact from much older men.

One man named Jerry is 37 years old and he wanted to become a friend. He shared provocative photos of other female friends on his MySpace.

Another man named “Black Male” was younger. He was 25 years old, but still a little too old to be having conversations of a sexual nature with a 14-year-old.

But the most interesting contact came from 27-year-old Bryan. He claimed to live in Mission Valley and had no problem with sharing a provocative photo with the 10News-created profile.

Even more disturbing was that almost all of Bryan’s friends posted on his MySpace were teenage girls.

“This is where it’s at. If I’m an offender and I’m looking for victims, that's where I go because I can be looking through pictures and that's OK. But what I want is personal interaction,” added Kopelev.

The conversation between the 10News 14-year-old and Bryan began innocently enough. Bryan asked where the 14-year-old lived, if she was rich or poor and if she had more pictures.

Within 30 minutes, Bryan asked, “Have you done anything with a guy?”

He later asked if she “would like to go shopping” and said that he liked to “buy stuff.”

An hour later, Bryan became very graphic.

“U think you can handle me?” Bryan asked.

The 10News 14-year-old replied, “I think I can handle it.”

Bryan asked, “So, are you willing to try new things?”

The 14-year-old responded, “I’ll try anything.”

The conversation continued for hours and then Bryan made a bold move.

“Sneak out,” he said.

“I don’t know. I’m in so much trouble right now,” the 14-year-old said.

Bryan said, “We can try some new things. I will take you back to my place.”

The conversation became even more graphic from that point.

The 10News 14-year-old backed out and agreed to talk with Bryan again in two days, but he already violated the law.

“Solicitation of kids is illegal. So, it’s not so much illegal to talk to kids. It’s illegal to illicit sex from that,” said Kopelev.

The identity of the 14-year-old is being protected and 10News plans to monitor the site and update its progress.

Another 10News-created profile was that of a 16-year-old boy. He has also received numerous contacts of a sexual nature from adult men.

Kopelev advised parents not to ban their kids from social-networking Web sites but suggested closely monitoring their activity.

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