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...While Tarbox tends to overexplain herself, leaving little room for nuance, Katie.com is nonetheless an impressive work that reveals not just the danger of online pedophilia but also the tormented psyche of a young teen who seemed to have it all. Although Kufrovich eventually spent 18 months in jail, Tarbox remained racked with guilt about turning him in. It was only her even stronger guilt over not telling the truth that led her to admit to the molestation. In a classic case of blaming the victim, Tarbox was then characterized by her family, friends and town as a promiscuous teen...
...question of who is to blame lingers to the end. In a recent online chat, Tarbox got slammed by people who accused her of cashing in on an incident caused by her bad judgment. But what kid hasn't taken risks or ignored parental warnings? "I think 13-year-olds are allowed to make mistakes," says Tarbox...
...mother, an executive at a high-tech consulting firm, sees her daughter's isolation in very different terms from the way it's portrayed in the book. "I thought Katie just wanted to be aloof and more independent," she says, denying any blame on her part. As Tarbox writes, however, "Every girl says she is doing fine. But if you just spend the time, you might hear the rest of the story." Only Kufrovich, it seems, was willing to do that...
...Tarbox's conclusion feels right on the mark: "Girls who have goals, real connections to family and friends, and a sense that a world of opportunity awaits them seem to be inoculated against this danger." As she prepares for her first year of college, where she plans to major in English, Tarbox says she has that now. But while she's all smiles on the outside, it's clear the emotional scars will take much longer to fade...
...Katie Tarbox, the very picture of affluent teen normality, shows off her family?s two-story house in the plush Connecticut suburb of New Canaan. The 18-year-old stops only to look briefly in a mirror and smooth down her already well-coiffed, highlighted blond hair. Then she takes me to her room, where a Gateway computer and a Sony Vaio vie with her Laura Ashley bedspread set and wicker furnishings. "The Vaio is such a beautiful thing," she sighs. We go back downstairs and say hello to cockatoo Agidore and Katie?s older sister ? also blond and round...