Ellie...if nothing else caution your son strongly on the wording of his conversations with this young girl. While the parties involved may consider themselves "kids" the authorities will only look at your son as an ADULT having some form of possible suspicious internet contact with a MINOR. It doesn't matter what she may tell them either....they would only look at your son's actions. I'm saying this because there may already be the possibility of some form of monitoring of their conversations due to the phone call to the police your son made. It is easily done with neither of them knowing about it.
With all of the talk of "internet predators" it truly isn't safe for any male over the age of 18 to have an internet romance with a female under the age of 18...a few words taken out of context by paranoid or disapproving parents and it could get out of hand Definitely make sure he doesn't try to MEET this girl and arrange it online without ALL of the parents being aware of and okaying it!
PRobably not much help but it was the first thing that came into my mind when I read your post.
Beth
"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Definitely make sure he doesn't try to MEET this girl and arrange it online without ALL of the parents being aware of and okaying it!
