Savino pushes legislation to protect kids playing Pokémon GO
Investigation finds children could be lured by sex offenders
A directive issued Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to ban convicted sex offenders from playing the popular “Pokémon Go” game is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to protect children, according to state Sen. Diane Savino, who is helping to push legislation aimed at keeping kids safe.
“We are grateful for the governor’s quick action on this. But you still need legislation to address this. ‘Pokémon Go’ is not the first virtual reality game that will be out there. There will be others,” Savino told the Brooklyn Eagle on Tuesday.
A day earlier, following the release of a report by Savino (D-Coney Island-parts of Bensonhurst-Staten Island) and state Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx-Westchester), which found that children playing “Pokémon Go” could easily wind up near the homes of convicted sex offenders, Cuomo issued a directive ordering New York state to make it condition of parole for a sex offender to refrain from playing the virtual reality game.