Okay so your child is not molested by a teacher or priest. They are not enticed by drug dealers. They are surrounded by loving relatives. Well! Now predators can have access to your child, in your home, via the internet.
[edit] Riverside County (Mira Loma), California
The third installment of the series was a two hour special aired in February 2006. The operation was located in Riverside, California, and, at the request of Perverted-Justice, was the first done in cooperation with local law enforcement officials. During this sting, 50 men were arrested over three days and charged with felonies -- so many that three arrived almost simultaneously, and law enforcement, at one point, ran out of personnel. One other person arrested was charged with a misdemeanor. The men arrested included a criminal investigator working for the Department of Homeland Security who was later fired and, for the first time, two men who claimed to have seen previous Dateline investigations of online sexual predators.
Charles Harding, 65, one of the featured predators, died of a heart attack in police custody. Unable to post bail, he had stopped taking his prescription heart medication. He had attempted to meet a 13-year-old boy.
In August 2006, a Superior Court Judge dismissed charges against William Lawrence Havey, who was arrested during the Dateline Riverside operation. This segment resulted in 48 guilty pleas and convictions.
Mug shots of the fifty men charged in the Riverside, California operation
Now this is just one small city where the above arrests were made of predators trying to lure children via the internet.
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Homeland exec held in child-sex stingApril 5: Brian Doyle, deputy press secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, is arrested for allegedly using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl. NBC's Pete Williams reports. Today |
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| POTENTIAL PREDATOR |
SCREEN I.D. |
AGE |
DECOY'S PROFILE |
TRAVEL |
WHAT THE MAN SAID... |
Elias Bailon |
daytona 02 |
22 |
14 y.o. girl |
drove 2 1/2 hours |
When confronted by Chris Hansen, says he 'made a mistake' and won't do it again. |
Raul Antonio Brenes |
anotonio 69_929 |
23 |
14 y.o. girl |
took a 4 hour bus ride |
When confronted, says he's 'guilty of whatever is there' |
Thomas Campbell |
j1h3120 |
61 |
14 y.o. boy |
N/A |
When confronted, said he was there to mentor the boy |
Thomas Coffen |
thomas coffen |
31 |
14 y.o. girl |
N/A |
When confronted, said it was a misunderstanding and a computer glitch |
Brian Emmons |
briane02 |
30 |
14 y.o. girl |
NA |
Not in broadcast |
Jose Falcon |
florida_ in_miami |
41 |
12 y.o. girl |
N/A |
Pepe is deaf, and left as Chris tried to confront him |
Fredi Fernandez |
latin hawk63 |
43 |
15 y.o. girl |
N/A |
He runs out of the house as soon as he sees Chris |
Kenneth Forton |
kenneth_ forton |
30 |
15 y.o. girl |
In his car, rope and duct tape were found |
When confronted, said he was just there 'to talk,' and admitted to bad judgment |
Brian Gosselin |
bayj0nes |
32 |
15 y.o. girl |
N/A |
Did not want to be interviewed |
Calvin Lee Greer |
lee- greer74 |
31 |
13 y.o. boy |
Chatted with decoy from his hotel room, is from Ark. |
When confronted, admitted to 'sheer stupidity' |
Ellahzar Henson |
impor tuner81 |
24 |
13 y.o.girl |
N/A |
Seems to spot crew, and leaves the house |
Pedro Hernandez |
pedro700 01976 |
24 |
13 y.o. girl |
NA |
Not in broadcast |
Marvin Lakhan |
crazy trini85 |
20 |
14 y.o. girl |
|
When confronted, said it will never happen again |
Miguel Lozoya |
sphinx_ 56_02 |
22 |
14 y.o. girl |
NA |
Not in broadcast | | |
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