Since its introduction this month, the app known as Pokémon Go has sent millions of players chasing after imaginary creatures in parks, city streets and, occasionally, ditches and trees.
But according to two New York State lawmakers, the game has the potential to lead children to a more frightening locale: the homes of sexual predators.
In an informal investigation by Senators Jeffrey D. Klein and Diane J. Savino, staff members took a list of 100 registered sex offenders across New York City and compared it with locations where Pokémon Go players could collect virtual items or use other game features.
In 59 cases, those locations were within half a block of offenders’ homes. The staff members, who played the game for two weeks, also found 57 Pokémon — which appear on players’ phones as if they exist in the real world — near the offenders’ homes, according to a report the senators released on Friday. Such overlap has been reported in other states, includingCalifornia and North Carolina.
In New York, those discoveries prompted Mr. Klein, a Democrat who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, and Ms. Savino, a Staten Island Democrat, to propose two pieces of legislation, scheduled to be introduced next week.
Who:Senators Jeffrey D. Klein and Diane J. Savino
What:also found 57 Pokémon — which appear on players’ phones as if they exist in the real world — near the offenders’ homes
Where:New York State
Key:
occasionally 偶爾
potential 潛力
predators 食肉動物
overlap 重疊
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