Lane Hudson - Stop Sex Predators

Stop Sex Predators

In July 2006, Hudson launched an anonymous blog called "Stop Sex Predators." His intention, as he stated on his blog, was "to serve as a clearing house for the public to report sex predators and as a resource for concerned parents and citizens." Beginning in August, he started posting about Congressmen rumored to have sex affairs with congressional pages, and solicited tips and e-mails. On 24 September 2006 he posted photocopied e-mails from Mark Foley to a 16-year-old page. The political blog Wonkette expressed skepticism about Hudson's post, and users of the website Daily Kos suspected the post to be a hoax, but on September 28, ABC News' Brian Ross confirmed the existence of the e-mails, which he had received in August but not previously reported on.

When Hudson's identity was revealed, he was fired from his job at Human Rights Campaign. Hudson joked that despite the fact that he simply told the truth, he was the only person in Washington fired over Mark Foley's exploits. Stop Sex Predators ceased updates after Hudson was fired.