LEWISTON – An Internet safety program geared for teens and parents will be open to a wider audience next month.

An investigator with the state Attorney General’s Office will offer two classes, Oct. 5 and 11, through Lewiston Adult Education.

The first will discuss general safety and privacy issues on the Internet. The second will look at building a safe profile on MySpace.

The classes have been part of Lewiston Adult Education’s fall course catalogue since the summer, but community education coordinator Eva Giles said local events prompted her to open it up to a wider audience.

Two Brunswick Naval Air Station men were charged earlier this week with having sex with two teenage Auburn girls they allegedly met on the popular social networking Web site MySpace.

The classes will be led by Seth Blodgett, an investigator with the Attorney General’s Office.

The first class, scheduled 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4, will discuss cyber-bullying, where to place the household computer and other general computing matters. It’s geared mostly for parents.

The second class is meant for both parents and teens and will discuss how to use MySpace safely.

“We really want to get both parents and teens on the computer together and looking at MySpace, seeing what is appropriate and what isn’t,” she said.

Tuition for the classes is $35. Lewiston Adult Education’s normal lab fee has been waived for the classes, she said.

For more information, or to register, phone 795-4141.

“We decided we needed to get the word about the class out, after we read about that,” Giles said.