Law targeting online predators introduced after murder of teen Carly Ryan Sonya Ryan, in Carly's old room, which has been turned into the base for the Carly Ryan Foundation for internet safety. Carly Ryan was lured to her death by a man she met online. LAWS aimed at stopping predators from grooming children on the Internet are being introduced to State Parliament today. Independent MLC John Darley has drafted a Bill which makes it an offence for an adult to lie about their age or identity to a child online and then meet with that child. That offence would attract a maximum penalty of five years in jail. Greater penalties of up to 10 years in jail would apply if the adult intended to commit a crime against the child. Mr Darley said the eventual penalty would vary in each case at the discretion of the courts. The legislation was sparked by the case of 15-year-old Carly Ryan, who was murdered in 2007, by Garry Francis Newman, 52, a man she met online and who pretended to be a 20 year old "emo guitarist" called Brandon Kane. Carly's mother Sonya Ryan hoped the Bill would help police to prevent cyber crime. "Cyber perverts will continue to prey on kids unless we wake up to the risks of various online mediums, chat rooms and social networking sites," she said. Mr Darley's Bill mirrors legislation introduced to the Federal Parliament by Independent SA Senator Nick Xenophon.