Bianco, with the Riverside County Sheriffs Department and a Perverted-Justice volunteer screenname Frag devised a plan. Hansen: Could you explain yourself?John Kennelly: Im sorry.Hansen: Why dont you go ahead and cover up.Kennelly: Certainly. After seeing our story, the officer was able to identify him. Seibert is the first double-predator in \"To Catch a Predator\" show history. [1], In November 2010, Wehry filed an appeal challenging two of his charges due to insufficient evidence. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. Also had child pornography in his possession. My dad pulled my brother and I from a fancy expensive elementary school and put us in public school despite him really wanting us in a private school. He said that in 16 of the cases, he had no jurisdiction, since neither the suspects nor the decoys were in the county during the online chats. And here comes kinky-man-in corona. Youll never guess what he does for a living. Jamie . We hear you like all things creepy we do too. One man who arrived was a budget analyst for the military. Rutherford: I know shes a kid.Hansen: How old?Rutherford: 13, 14Hansen: 13, and how old are you?Rutherford: Too old for a 13 or 14 year old.Hansen: Too old. Sgt. 1 minute ago. In 2002, he led police on a high speed chase in a stolen car. We hunted down Chris the way he hunts down predators to take this job," enthused creator/executive producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey. So youre on probation for having sex with a boy how old?Lyons: 15.Hansen: And now youre here in this house to have sex with a 13 year old boy.Lyons: No, that was not my intention.Hansen: What was your intention?Lyons: Just to talk or whatever. He had come to get drinks for one of my birthdays and to be honest he seemed completely normal. I said cool. Either way, what he did was a crime. Since the police know the man has his son with him they approach him carefully.A female officer quickly takes the little boy and whisks him away so he doesnt have to further witness his fathers arrest. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Todd Spikes: 44-year-old former Florala, Ala., police officer arrested in 2006 during a "Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator" sting in Flagler Beach was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years' sex offender probation, "Dateline NBC: To Detailed chat logs are kept to ensure that sex talk is initiated by the potential predator. Instead of schizophrenia, his psychiatrist diagnosed him with Asperger's syndrome. When I confront the doctor he says he had no intention of having sex with the boy. Marital status But in the first investigation, none was more shocking than one man who never made it in the dooralthough he came awfully close. He co-wrote it with his cellmate (who he nicknamed his "cellie"). Wehry claimed to be looking for a man named John Pederson to speak with about a job opportunity. thank you Law & Order:SVU) and it felt like we got the bad guys in real time. I didnt get why; the dude across from us had been absolutely hardcore eyeing me (a 15 year old dressed-for-opera girl) and I figured that was (regrettably) normal, but dad said When hes eyeing me too, its a problem., I trusted my dad about people ever since sea_rhapsody, He legit was always trying to sleep with men that were way too young for him (albeit just barely legal) and we made jokes all the time to him about how he was going to wind up on that show. City manager Craig Sherwood approved such an operation in this well-to-do community of 11,000 after being approached by Dateline and Perverted Justice, but he never informed the mayor or the City Council. Now hell have to do his talking to deputies. At times, Rutherford activated his Web cam and performed sex acts. Just wait you gotta be a little patient.Hansen: Actually I want you to come here.Rutherford: Thats what I thought. The network sustained a bit of a black eye during the scandal and some might say they dropped the ball by not firing him on a segment similar to his own. Rutherford said that when he goes online he doesnt specifically look for underage teens but since our broadcast, we learned Rutherford was chatting with someone else in addition to Perverted-Justice. When I told him I didnt think that was a good idea because I had a 10 year old kid at the time he said I should bring my kid. Within 2 hours of being acquainted with the decoy online, he drives to her house and talks to her over the phone on the way. And Im gonna tell you this straight up right now.Clifford Wallach: What?Hansen: Im Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC.Wallach: OK.Hansen: Were doing a story on adults meeting childrenWallach: I was just coming to take someone out to lunch. Like I said they let him go with no issues as he never had contact with the girl and had only been in state for less that 24 hours. Yet it happened again and again. As part of the sentencing after a no contest plea that was part of a plea deal, Spikes also must register as a sex offender for the rest We go into these chatrooms, I havent said a word to anybody Im sitting in a room and the IMs start popping up and they start coming on. He talks about covering the teen with hugs and kisses, saying I want to cuddle you and make you feel safe and loved and cared about.. Its just their attitude is: doesnt happen in my house. After they were married, he began his education to become a medical assistant. It sparked ratings magic for years, and attracted plenty of controversy of its own along the way. There were so many we had to keep a detailed calendar. For our first investigation, we rented a house in Long island, New York, in a middle class neighborhood. WECT reported that 41-year-old James . He came over to my house under the guise of talking business and then put the moves on me. After our story, Dr. Jeffrey Beck moved to California. 5'09 43-year-old Walter Edward Babsta high school teacher is a married man with children. NBC Universal, Inc.'s "libel, slander and defamatory statements" have caused him mental and emotional stress and ruined his reputation. It's the first time in nine \"To Catch A Predator\" stings around the country that prosecutors didn't pursue charges _ a fact that further angers city leaders who didn't know about the operation beforehand. He then began training to become a minister. Hansen: Why dont you have a seat right there, please.? I went to work for them a few years after the episode. Wehry told the same story to the cops that he told Hansen. If you've been the victim of an Internet predator, get help. Hansen: Were doing a story on adultsDavid Schumacher: You do look kind of familiarHansen: who try to meet kids on the Internet.Schumacher: All right. A couple of them said he just creeped them out and let his touch linger longer than was polite. Thats why we started Creepy Catalog in 2015 as a place for creepy content and creepy people to congregate. It just kept unraveling! Here, Hansen shares the true stories of families who have been targeted by predators, revealing the tactics predators use to manipulate their victims and why even cautious families can be. Law enforcement says this helps show intent to solicit a minor. Prior to the sting operation, Patterson was a reserve police officer in Lebron, Indiana, who was fired for using police car lights to pull someone over, impersonating an on-duty officer. NBC Universal, Inc. is liable for violating the "Journalistic Code of Ethics.". The Real Difference Between A Relationship That Lasts And One ThatDoesnt. And this was not his only encounter with the law. In 1999, he was convicted of oral copulation with a person under the age of 16. Chris Hansen: Did you do any promotions for Kindergarten Cop the movie? Sgt. From what I can remember of him was that he was quiet and kept to himself. The fact that somebody besides police officers were involved is what makes this case bad, said Roach, who was informed of the sting in advance but did not participate. He thinks shes 13. Judge: The court will make a finding that you are a sexual predator. Sexual abuse victim breaks his silenceAlex Case abused by AFL superfan in 2005Jeffrey 'Joffa' Corfe avoided jail for his crime. And as youll see, some seem prepared to do things that Fort Myers, Florida Police Chief Hilton Daniels finds quite alarming. That a doctor would show up at this house surprised us, but it would be one of many surprises here just outside Washington D.C. From David Kayes chat with our decoy, the 54 year old, clearly knew what he was doing, REDBD (chat log)- just you are sooo sooo youngREDBD- ive never been with a young man like youREDBD- but i would like to. Wehry made statements like: "By the way why wouldn't I wanna make love to you? Hosted by Chris Hansen, To Catch a Predator is a series that recurred on the TV news magazine Dateline NBC. For the others, their cases are winding their way through the legal system. He got 16 years and everyone else got a lifetime of trust issues and trauma SnowPaw850, I worked at a company that had an employee caught on the show. What kind of alcohol did you bring?Thornton: Um, I brought absolute Citron. He was ordered to be held without bail. When he was a sheriffs deputy in Florida, he would come into my job frequently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qIOjjyK5q4, https://meganslaw.ca.gov/OffenderDisplay.aspx?searchby=offender&ID=1869424101433&NSOPRFlag=True&x=d8e3512a-e0a1-48e2-8367-80606315aaeb, http://www.perverted-justice.com/booking/bookingcollage.html, https://templeoftcap.freeforums.net/thread/18823/jpw-denied-parole-3-years. Hansen: So you just woke up this morning and said Im going to get involved in a Internet conversation with a 14 year old boy . For upwards of US$100,000 per episode, the production hired controversial vigilante group Perverted-Justice to assist in the "exposure [and] arrest of men ostensibly interested in having sex with children."Perverted-Justice entered chat rooms and posed as children to lure such men to a . For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. That way, a defendant cannot claim entrapment. In Ohio, we hired a 19-year-old actress to play the role of a young teen home alone. The court concluded that theevidence showed that Wehry intended to molest only one potential victim. Police officer: You brought Viagra, you brought lubricants? By 2008, the lawsuit was "amicably resolved" in a confidential settlement. Hansen then revealed he worked for Dateline NBC, which prompted the cameras to come out. He claimed viewers were hungry for "another investigation," and he meant to sate that hunger. He was "lured" to the sting house, and that the decoy took advantage of his "vulnerability". We were all shocked. Birmingham Crown Court pictured in 2023 (Image: Martin O'Callaghan / Birmingham Live) Two women students were targeted and plied with alcohol before being raped by a man who . After driving 104 miles, one man appears anxious as he fumbles with his zipper. His online chat is not as sexually explicit as the others. In 2011 Patterson represented himself in a civil lawsuit against NBC Universal, Inc., asking for $40,000,000 each in monetary and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief in the form of having all information about him taken off television and NBC's website. Eric Chase, a defense attorney specializing in sex crimes, said stings are the job of police, not TV crews. Our newsletter keeps our core readers connected. Wehry claimed to have received a phone call from an unknown man. I was like 14 at the time but hed always call me after games and give me tips and pointers, and I never found it weird. [1], Wehry published an autobiography called "In For Life: Confessions of a Three-Strikes Prisoner" under the identity "Damien Lartigue." A sexual predator who stalked a pregnant mum before attacking her in broad daylight has been jailed for four years. Over three days, they cameone after the other. I felt really bad for her. wolfeybutt, Im pretty late to the game, but my husband worked with/good friends with one of the men on the first ever episode. Was someone from my hometown in NY. FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. -- Todd Spikes, a 44-year-old former Florala, Ala., police officer arrested in 2006 during a. in Flagler Beach was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years' sex offender probation, the News-Journal of Daytona Beach reports. Funnily when Chris told them they could go they thought they were in the clear and were giggling on the way out until a bunch of cops in tactical gear jumped them in the driveway lol. Marvin Lakhan: Where are you?Decoy: Wait, just take a seat. Its not going to happen to my son or daughter.. Shes a smart girl too and didnt expect anything like that AFAIK. And the district attorney is refusing to prosecute any of the men, saying many of the cases were tainted by the involvement of amateurs. After months of questions about evidence, Collin County, Texas prosecutors say none of the men arrested will be tried. It's bullshit that Todd Spikes didn't get any jail time. Middle aged geeky dude, had 2 daughters (I was 18, my sibling 20 at the time of arrest), bit socially awkward but known as a really kind guy. Once he enters the house, he admires the home and falsely tells the decoy that he's a detective lieutenant. You want reasons? Sure, it made for compelling television, but were Hansen and his crew really the good guys here? We found him online chatting with a decoy posing as a 13-year-old boy. We talk for a half an hour. During orientation they gave us a list of things that will result in immediate termination. 2010 The Thought & Expression Company, LLC. Patterson drove 5 hours away from Kouts, Indiana to the sting house in Bowling Green, Kentucky to meet up with a girl he believed to be 13-years-old. I've Got A Surprise For You! Went to school with their younger sister. If you think a teacher trolling for a date with a minor is a breach of trust, how about an emergency room doctor? This was particularly problematic, as the company was Nickelodeon Animation. A Florida man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday after trying to entice a 12-year-old into sexual activity through the internet. I mean you half the time we have to close down windows. Jean's infamous pick-up line he used to serenade the decoy. So hes like sure, Im down to tag along, immediately regretting the decision when Chris Hanson pops out. Though the group is non-profit, group founder Xavier Von Erck reportedly spent the NBC money on "himself, his friends, and his website" the latter of which doesn't really look like anyone put a whole lot of money into it. Am I wrong to think that?Lakhan: No. One thing in predatordom i'm really unaware of is the punishements each predator recieved, if any. Six years later the guy was busted for molesting a couple of his young students, girls and boys. I was on a dating website and was talking to a guy that claimed to be a doctor. There was nothing that stood out to me as creepy or off. He and a Florida affiliate reporter got a little too close for comfort, which wouldn't normally be a huge problem, but Hansen was married at the time. Hansen: So you had intercourse with an underage boy.Robert Lyons: Yes. Wehry started attending church services that were led by a member of the Manson family because he wanted to become a minister. I ask because of his chatlog lol. predator Meanings Synonyms Sentences Rhyn watched her, unmoving, like a predator watches its prey. My friend was a WRECK after everything happened. He said both. Police sometimes use this technique to show intent. Instead he meets me. State law claims for intentional disclosure of private facts, intrusion on the right to be left alone, harassment/intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence. During the conversation, he discloses that he carries a gun with him everywhere, so the sting team gave the decoy special instructions to make sure he was unarmed upon arrival. Meanwhileour investigation in Virginia wasnt over. Bail came to $50,000. The next day hes brought before a judge and bail is set. Im going to go to his house, strip naked and walk in with a twelve pack of beer.Kennelly: No sir.Hansen: What would have happened John if I wasnt here?Kennelly: I probably would have chickened out sir. He was found guilty and is awaiting sentencing. The most famous man to be featured on To Catch a Predator was Lorne Armstrong, who became the subject of The Church of Cawd. Frag: Well, we dont really have to lure them. http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10690344/notorious-predator-gets-stiff-sentence He resigned his post with that Jewish organization the day before our story aired. DA refuses to prosecute 'Catch a Predator' cases A Texas district attorney is refusing to prosecute any of the men caught by Dateline NBC's show "To Catch a Predator," saying many of the cases. There were more than a few who transferred out of his area or specifically asked not to work directly with him. Never touched me but there were rumours of him molesting a 12 year old in sleep away camp. Just1morefix, A supervisor at my previous job got busted in a big sting at the end of last year, with a bunch of other dudes. In 2011, the judge overseeing his case threw it out after only six days, saying prosecutors failed to prove the young man actually intended to have have relations with a minor. To Catch a Predator by Lee WeatherallNovember 29, 2019 To catch A predator A show where poor people get tricked into traveling miles to see a fake kid they met online so they can discuss candy and unicorns and eat nachoswhile the adult discusses the dangersof online chatting. Suicide fuels angerAs details of the suicide emerged, Murphys mayor, City Council and most of its residents learned for the first time that potential molesters were being lured to their city. You never really know what goes on in someones bedroom. leejo1979, Yes, Matty Nash. On June 11, 2008, Patterson was convicted of Traveling In Interstate Commerce For The Purpose Of Engaging In A Sexual Act With A Minor. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Dr. Jeffrey Beck, a 50-year-old, is here to meet a boy who claims to be 14. The man is taken away in hand cuffs and brought to a transfer station. Hansen: Now how explicit do you have to be to lure these guys in. The fourregistered sex offenders are behind bars awaiting trial. And, each would be caught by Dateline. Blue He claimed that the "young man" directed him to meetScott Pederson at the sting house. But it doesnt end there. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. He said after meeting the principal a couple of times, he had a weird feeling, strong enough to override my mom not having felt the same way. He said secrecy was necessary for the sting to be effective. We found 42-year-old Thomas Bodnar. Was someone from my hometown in NY. This was over a decade ago back in 2008 or 2009. Joe Wunderler: I just get nervous. We were ALL the UCs (that's undercovers. When asked if he used his email, Wehry stated that he had done so a long time ago. How much time did Wunderler get? Seibert didn't get the \"Long Beach Special.\" No, he . I was SHOCKED when I saw the episode. Michael Mehari, 38 . The most recent had been created less than a week before police seized the device. Dateline touched a major nerveexposing an epidemic of sexual predators in our country. Jean Pierre Wehry: had previous convictions of assault with a firearm (as a youth), rape, and failure to register as a sex offender. Hes a special education teacher looking to meet a 13-year-old boy. It was the Riverside, CA episode where two really young guys show up at the house. The police contact the boys mother at work, tell her whats going on and she comes and gets him. There are of course numerous software programs available that alert parents when inappropriate information is shared on their computer. A sting in which police teamed up with Dateline NBC to catch online pedophiles was supposed to send a flinty-eyed, Texas-style warning about this Dallas suburb: Dont mess with Murphy. He served about two years in prison and was ordered to register as a sex offender. Biographical information And then unbelievably.he says hes going to come by the house again. Decoy: Hey come on in! Furthermore, Montopoli accused the segment of taking the law into its own hands by publicly exposing child molesters on national television. Youve got Cool Whip and you want this girl to do some sex act with the cat and then youll have sex with her. Divorced There was a thunderstorm. When we began our investigation nearly two years ago we had no idea how many men would be brazen enough to actually enter someone elses home, where a minor was supposedly alone. I was a police officer. I brought a shot of jagermeister. He was sentenced to three years in prison. And his trail of victims doesnt end there. Now, why don't you take a Wehry was diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia when he was very young. After spending hours engaged in a sexually explicit chat - sometimes from the firehouse, he makes a plan to come over to have sex with our fourteen year old. Wehry said that he was a promotional photographer for "Kindergarten Cop," alongside some gay pornographic films. There arent necessarily signs you would see that would tip you off that your co-worker or neighbor or acquaintance is interested in underage girls. Moonlightonthelake80. 69 44 When being approached by a predator, a skunk has a short reaction time before it sprays. Joshua Colon is being released from prison soon. It wasnt until a few weeks later that we even learned he was on the show. My dad told me this story years later, right after another strange incident, when he and I were on a train and when we got off he had us duck around a lot of people and pillars. To my surprise, he remembers me! Is that accurate?Lakhan: Yes. Hansen:Kaye: Oh no.Hansen: You dont want to - you dont want to touch anybodyyou dont want.Kaye: Youve got to stop this.Hansen: Sit down, sit down.Kaye: You dont have any rightHansen: You are free to leave at any time. Hey man, I dont want to be on the news, you filming me?Hansen: We are filming.Schumacher: I dont want to be on the news, dawg.Hansen: Well, its a little late for that, dawg. He declared he arrived at the house so late to leave a note for John Pederson. This thread is tough, since most predators were too dumb to speak in complete sentences. He performed sexual favors for other prisoners while he was incarcerated. He was incarcerated for about a year before being committed to a mental institution. Why did 'To Catch a Predator' end? If someone hasn't already done so, I have a little spare time on my hands and could make a Google spreadsheet with this info? Youre not.Hansen: So whats going to be happening if Im not here? After the trial, the defendant's mother vowed to sue NBC to reclaim the money spent defending her son.