1. Marvin Lakhan (Ft. Myers, Fla.)My all-time favorite predator was this man, who wants the 14-year-old decoy to perform a sex act on a cat, for which she'll need Cool Whip. The decoy says she'll do it, as long as Lakhan strips naked before he walks into the house. Incredibly, Lakhan takes the request seriously, and Chris Hansen must hand him a towel and ask him to cover up before the interview. Then, Hansen delivers the greatest line in the history of the series. We're posted it once before, but we'll do it again:
So what’s going to be happening if I’m not here? You’re naked. There’s a 14 year old girl. You’re chasing a cat around. You’ve got Cool Whip and you want this girl to do some sex act with the cat and then you’ll have sex with her. Is that accurate?
2. Maurice Wolin (Petaluma, Calif.)
The prominent San Francisco physician showed up at the decoy's house looking for some underaged action. His appearance went to show that not all child predators are unemployed lowlifes. Once he discovered what was going on and was arrested, he proceeded to whine like a baby. The best part of his appearance was when he placed his one phone call to his wife:
“Honey, I’m in big trouble, I’ll explain. You have to bail me out of Sonoma County jail. $30,000 check. It was a sting operation, I'll explain it to you later. Don’t bring the girls. I need you so badly just come.... I didn’t do anything, but I did something stupid.”
3. David Kaye (Silver Spring, Md.)You almost expect some of the predators who show up at the decoy's house to be teachers -- you know, men who spend their days salivating over a group of crazy delicious pre-teens. But the occupations of some predators astonish me. For example, David Kaye is a rabbi. More accurately, he was a rabbi. In the early installments of "To Catch A Predator," law enforcement officials weren't involved, so, while Kaye avoided the long arm of the law that day, he was nevertheless forced to resign the day before his visit to what he thought was a 14-year-old boy's house appeared on television. Then, he was sentenced to six-plus years in federal prison. Rabbi, might I suggest you read your bible?
4. Michael Siebert (Riverside and Long Beach, Calif.)
Siebert showed up at the Riverside sting operation, where he was promptly arrested. He made bail, and the day after a procedural hearing on his case, he made his way to Long Beach, thinking he was meeting a 13-year-old. Unfortunately for him, all he found there was Chris Hansen. Once again, he was arrested and thrown in jail. Glad to see Siebert learned his lesson.
5. Rolando Restocruz (Harris County, Ga.)
This Army staff sergeant, a veteran of the Iraq war with a 17-year-old stepdaughter of his own, showed up at the decoy's house, thinking he was about to deflower a virgin. First, he mistook Chris Hansen for the girl's father. Then, he got down on his knees and pleaded that he will undergo counseling or do anything else to avoid having his life ruined. He started crying and you almost feel sorry for the guy. When Hansen dismissed him, Restocruz took his time, knowing what lurked on the other side of the front door.
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The fact that there are so many repeat appearances on this show makes me wonder to what extent Dateline is inventing a problem. I mean, if lots of girls in some guy's area were trolling the internet for men, what's the chance the guy would pick the decoy twice? This is not to say that these guys aren't getting what they deserve. They'd probably find victims one way or another. But it would be interesting to see Dateline turn the tables and talk to the girls who are looking for these men. It's very clear that any girl who goes on line looking for men will find them with ease, just as Dateline does. So they'd probably be doing a bigger service to the community by confronting the girls, who clearly need a lot of help. I guess they'd have to blur their faces though, and that probably makes for lousy television. Damned ratings.
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