Horrible google searches. Please help.

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DP left his profile on and I've just been on to find various search terms in the google history. These included "kid sex" and "kids having intercourse"

Has he definately searched for this stuff? I need to know before I confront.

Sorry, not read all replies as DP is out and I want to reply before he gets back. I do read all the replies eventually, but will probably need to read through the thread properly tonight.

I have found porn on the PC before. He downloaded two porn films off limewire but I do remember him saying that he'd tried to download a movie and a porn thing came up instead. (I know the downloading of movies is wrong too but I'm less concerned about that at the moment).

In the history (not google history, actual internet history) there are two porn sites which has been visited. Neither are childporn. There are no child porn sites in the history at all. But, under "google searches" are these kid sex terms.

We have 3 children, oldest is 12 and to be honest, I just cannot see her doing that. Nobody else has used the PC and this history was on DP's profile only (passworded profile so I can only get on it when he forgets to log out).

I don't know what to think at all. Surely if he was doing something as bad as this, he would delete all history and protect the PC more? he knows I'm sometimes on his profile and so is DD.

Just to add, I also came across a youtube search term in the history "teacher arrested for kids having sex in classroom" or something similar.

Please don't imply that I'm a troll, I can't exactly reply to this whilst he's sat there watching TV can I.

Op - have you read all the replies from people thinking it might be the Google "suggestions" thing. You really should read them as this may be absolutely nothing to worry about.

I have yes, I'm hoping this is the case but it was the internet history and not google history that I found it on.

For instance, it says...

"Google - 'history of vikings' (dd homework)
"Google - 'how to grow a bonsai' (mine)
"Google - 'kid sex' ?
"Google - 'kids having sex' ?
"Google - 'kids having sexual intercourse' ?
"Google - 'parsley sauce recipe'

etc etc ... it must have been typed in ...

But there are no child porn sites in the history so if he has searched, he's not visited or he's deleted specific parts of the internet history.

Have to go now, will be back on later. Thank you.

Maybe he's worried about your 12 yo...

maybe it was your 12 year old and not your dh?

tbh this sounds like the sort of thing my 12 year old would search for and I have also found worse.

I know it's him as I have no dh!!

It's something a parent might do. If they suspect their teen in having underage sex and is concerned, they could type in 'underage sex' to get advice etc.

Here is an idea (you may think it's a crap idea) - you could somehow start a conversation with your DH about "I'm dreading when DD has her first boyfriend and don't want her to do anything she regrets when she isn't ready for it but what should we say to her to make her think about it in the right way etc..." He might say "I've been thinking about it too and I had a look for some advice on it on the internet". This might prove that he was typing those words in google search for innocent reasons.

AN has a good idea. There really is a good strong chance that he was looking for helpful information (particularly as your DD is 12). That he has looked ad adult porn in the past does not mean he wants to look at images of children.

The alarming thing about the Google predictive searches is that you can turn it off, but then it turns itself back on again (maybe after rebooting, can't remember sorry)

This came to light at work recently and our tecchy guy investigated it and reported it to Google. Not sure what the outcome was though

Really inoccous searches give alarming results whatever your parental controls are. My colleague googled "How to hang wallpaper" and found "how to hang yourself". Not quite the right result.

OP why not say to your DH you were typing in kids clothes and kids having sex came up,ask him if he knows why? trust your maternal instincs if you feel this may be something your DH has looked at you need to protect your children and any other children he may come into contact with,if god forbid anything ever happens and you had this knowledge how would you feel?
Hugs to you in this horrible situation

If the 'Google predictive searches' come back after a reboot your browser may be deleting the google cookie which stores the preferences.

For IE look at control panel - Internet Options and go to the Privacy tab. There is a slider bar for cookie preferences.

I assume Firefox has something similar.

Can you work out the timing of the searches from the other ones around it? It may help you eliminate either DP or DD

yes, the timing might narrow it down

I think you should ask him

There are lots of innocent explanations