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Internet Safety with Detective John Sims, Kentucky State Police

June 23, 2025

5:30 PM-7:30 PM EST

Via Zoom

Melanie Parsons, M.A.

2 credit hours

Internet Safety is a training designed and presented by KSP Detective John Sims to empower and equip parents and caregivers to help children navigate the digital world safely with a focus on the following topics:

 

• Parenting Tips for Online Safety
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Child Safety Online
• Emoji Slang: A Guide for Parents
• Social Media
• Gaming Safety
• What Parents Should Know about Sextortion
• Slang Terms and Their Meaning
• Hidden Apps
• Parental Control Apps

Time allowing, there will be a Q&A at the end of the training

 

About the Trainer:

John Sims is a Detective for the Electronic Crime Branch of the Kentucky State Police, with over 23 years of Law Enforcement experience and 18 of those years being spent in Investigations.

Sims began his Law Enforcement career with the Paducah Police Department in February of 2001. He was a graduate from DOCJT Class #304 and spent two years of Patrol before applying with the Kentucky State Police. Sims graduated from Class #81 with the Kentucky State Police in October of 2003. Sims was assigned to Post 1, Mayfield. While working as a Road Trooper, Sims was assigned to Graves and McCracken Counties. In March of 2006, Sims transferred to Investigations. During his tenure as a Post 1 Detective, Sims took various trainings and became specialized in working Financial Investigations and ICAC Investigations. He also became proficient in crime scene photography. While working in Investigations at Post 1, Sims was named Detective of the Year at Post Level in 2012 and was named Detective of the Year for the Kentucky State Police in 2015.

In January 2017, the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch (ECB) expanded to include detectives that covered different parts of the state. The primary function of the ECB is to work investigations regarding the exploitation of children via electronic means. Detective Sims was assigned to the ECB and worked investigations in the Western part of state covering multiple counties over multiple Post Districts in 2017. Since his start at the ECB, Detective Sims has become proficient in Peer to Peer (P2P) Investigations including BitTorrent, Emule, CPS, and Freenet.

In August of 2022, Detective Sims became the second Electronic Storage Device Detection (ESDD) K9 handler with the state, with his partner Cam. Cam is an English lab who is trained to detect electronic storage devices and assists the Electronic Crime Branch on search warrants regarding the exploitation of children. In 2021, Detective John Sims was named the Detective of the Year for the Electronic Crime Branch.

 

This training has been approved for ongoing, elective foster parent training credit. 2.0 hours is available for Kentucky’s foster parents. Foster parent training credit is administered based on the duration of the training and each attendee’s participation. A reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer with web camera is required to participate. Note that this training will address sensitive subject matter. Please ensure that you are using techniques (such as headphones, a different room, or a lower volume level) to ensure privacy.

If you have any questions about this training, please email Melanie Parsons, Foster Parent Training Program (FPTP) Training Specialist, at Melanie.Parsons@uky.edu.