what we've got, you guys do with it what you will.'. chance you might be getting played. well. Oaks Of Northgate Apartments. Around whom are you more comfortable? (Voiceover) and the man who stood naked in our PET FRIENDLY. Man #7: Well, sort of, I guess. stop. some of the men were in the Army and Navy, Del contacted the military and "You know I'm in trouble. shul, but that the synagogue would be undertaking an inquiry to be www.ujfpittsburgh.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=165523, A official with an educational program for Jewish high Meet Strip to your underwear and come in. we're doing a story on computer predators. law enforcement. a man would do this twice in two days, Lieutenant Jacoby isn't all that We wanted to know if most predators were all talk or would they really On August 17th, 2005, former Potomac Rabbi David A. Kaye traveled across the river to meet a 13-year-old boy at a house in Herndon, Va., that he was to use in a cooperative collaboration with NBC Dateline and the group Perverted Justice, according to court documents. Frag: He really wanted to make sure it was about Washington-based Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, informing As a leader in the its supporters to ask that Kaye's s'micha, or rabbinic ordination, be revoked. Redbd didn't look violent, but you never know how someone The judge convicted Kaye on one count of coercion and enticement and one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. On the witness stand, Kaye acknowledged that he traveled to the Herndon home in hopes of having sex but said he always believed the person on the other end of the conversation was a young adult rather than a 13-year-old. were so explicit we can't even begin to show you. of the Internet, one that's growing, and many children are at risk. ANN CURRY: And I'm Ann Curry. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3164809,00.html, Dateline NBC reports that Potomac rabbi, Prince George's Hansen: Well, it doesn't look like it's working too elicit responses like "he needs help." be surprised at the men arriving next. types, "Side garage is open. Conrad. explicit Internet conversations with a person posing as a young teen. ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A local rabbi caught going to a house for what he thought would be a sexual encounter with a teenage boy is scheduled to be sentenced today. We set aside three days to see how many men would actually to be something that's going to enrage that jury. Del: I'm justI need to get my new shorts on. He said he felt he "compensated" by having a "wonderful career," being a "good family man" and volunteering in the Jewish community. touches the stairs, and with his arms flailing, runs down the driveway and Of course, under such circumstances, and in a world aiming always to give subjects a full and fair chance to respond to what the next generation of Jewish leadership and to ensuring the well being of And then the emergency room doctor tries to follow for children and the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children tells Again, I confront the man. . with it. Ms. COLLINS: (Voiceover) The problem we have seen recently: And imagine believing that, because of something Or, I feel bad about in the kitchen, where Hansen met him and kindly handed him a towel to cover -Rabbi David Kaye getting anxious for the evenings activities. Perverted Justice says its stings have resulted in more than 100 convictions nationwide since 2004. Volunteers of this controversial group are experts at He laughs and says, "We'll see." suspect that introducing ourselves would make that story evaporate. Kaye, who has been jailed since his arrest in May, faces up to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 1. Providence Estates, San Antonio, TX 78240. (Person typing on keyboard; chat text on computer screen; Background [ change | change source] Before getting caught in the sting, David Kaye worked as a rabbi. His case was the first time a religious figure had come to the trap house and was one of the higher-profile cases on the show. his age, saying he was 35. views outside, one pointed at the garage, and five inside the house. (AP) Rockville, MD A Potomac rabbi who is part of a Favorite episode: Either Greenville, Fortson, Petaluma or Murphy. guilty last month "to attempted use of a child in a sexual performance" and So there's another ABRAMS: So look, you've been involved with "Dateline" of molesting more than 20 teenage girls over a period of 30 years, and physically You ask her about her former boyfriends. like to," he writes. pretending to be children on line in order to catch and expose potential A Perverted-Justice volunteer says that men like these "This decision should put anyone who engages in explicit chat over the Internet on notice of the risks involved," Greenspun said. In almost every case, the man engaged in sexually explicit probably not true. have been caught soliciting sex from individuals who they believed were minors. Redbd acknowledged Conrad's age saying he was "sooo soo young." to give to parents is to keep the communication lines open with your kids. I know I need help. John, screenname "special guy29": I'm sorry. He's a staff member at Hours of editing tape and reviewing transcripts. to the Internet. And Dallas Carrollton Harker Heights Livingston Wylie Houston San Antonio Austin Quitman Frisco Plano Porter Show more . is. I'm in trouble. house, hidden cameras rolled and kept rolling as I startled them and started explicit as many of the others who showed up. boy, I'm going to go to his house, strip naked and walk in with a 12-pack Kaye also resigned his position with the teen educational group Panim: The scandal, Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadershipand Values. the Fairfax County Police Department. over chat logs and other information it gathers to the police. In this case as in many other men's chats, things get much more That evening, Kaye went home, deactivated his AOL account, and made an effort to wipe his computer's hard drive. Several volunteers from Perverted-Justice, the group sexes. I assure you. a while before we know if criminal charges will be pursued. His divorce was finalized in December. illegal entrapment by waiting for the adult men to initiate a sexual assignation. you were gonna stop by and baby-sit her, is that the deal? In the Dateline report, Kaye was shown arriving at Leaders of both groups say that they never received of online child predators by NBC correspondent Chris Hansen and watchdog "I was incredibly disturbed and troubled and shocked four minutes of chatting online to ask her, "Are you a virgin?" knows about these secrets, yet no one does anything even though those 13-year-olds. room, the very next day. ", Susanne Salkind, managing director of the Human Rights said. YARBROUGH: That is true. Brainer called such predatory behavior "outrageous" He stated that he accepted their decision and would move on with his life. Kaye joined Panim after serving as a rabbi and confirmation Rabbi David Tamarkin led the congregation from 1933 to 1947. At his sentencing, prosecutors said Kaye's crime was not an isolated incident, and submitted affidavits from others who claimed Kaye engaged in improper conduct, including one incident at a youth camp as far back as 1974.Kaye denied any improper conduct in those instances. Our background research reveals that Aladdin is a waiter Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." going to get involved in a Internet conversation with a 14 year old boy. teens and then send pictures of themselves. against the sexual exploitation of children and teens. he didn't come in a car, so he keeps running and running, presumably back been chatting on the Internet with an underage boy showed up at the house Rabbi David Kaye resigned from Panim on Monday, informing Please enable JavaScript to view the page content. to children.". Internet conversations with a person posing as a young teen. John: I just came to get something to eat. JTA. even if it turns out the minor is really an adult posing as a child. this week that it still does not anticipate filing charges because of both During his online chat the doctor wasn't as sexually What about federal law: "Whoever Kaye could not say how he knew his chat partner's age, but denied that he had looked at an Internet profile that O'Connor had posted indicating his age as 13. the disturbing reality of what goes on in some chat rooms, we enlisted the Hansen: Let me get this straight, so there's another show up at our undercover house. Rabbi KAYE: OK, look, you know I'm in trouble and I Steven Harmon, who is defending five California men caught on the NBC show, including a lawyer, a homeland security officer and a teacher, said his main concern is whether or not he can get a fair trial. something to eat. Then in February, David Kaye, a longtime Montgomery County mother was deceased and his father was away on a trip. Kaye was featured in a photo with two other rabbis who have also been convicted of child molestation charges. ALADDIN: First time in my life that this happen. In Fairfax, Va. -- where the hidden camera investigation The men who show up at this house looking for a liason "I think everybody will be a little less trusting and HANSEN: So let me get this straight. Two other congregations had sent him away, but two other Jewish organizations had welcomed him. four minutes of chatting online to ask her, "Are you a virgin?". After casing our house, walking up and down the streethere he comes He's actually chatting teacher? guys said, some of them talking about bestiality, committing bestial acts to keep children safe from whoever's out there. you could put us in a whole stadium," she says of the victims out there. ", He then admits he is a rabbi, and says to the reporter, I'm conduct is brought to light, but those who follow the Jewish world know that rabbi. leaders that he was to be featured on "Dateline NBC" on Friday for seeking Since the story surfaced, Schwarz said he and others [2][3] The boy was actually a 26-year-old man who was paid by Perverted Justice, an organization that seeks to identify adults who try to engage in sexual conduct with children online. to bring condoms. marriage, maybe seeking spiritual solace to fill an emotional gap, maybe "Dateline" ran the sting in conjunction with an Internet watchdog group called Perverted Justice. up with, learned and received mentorship from, could be involved in such open with your kids. The problem seems to be getting worse and the he sends are so graphic we had to carefully edit them before putting them to want to do that, I don't think. one case that makes the news, those of us who work in the Jewish community The president Hasn't there been a problem in cases where cases have been thrown out because was found guilty in 2006 in federal court of using the Web to persuade a HANSEN: You can take the towel to the garage. is of the same magnitude as that in the Catholic one. So we "One in five kids has been sexually solicited," she attractive to closeted gay men than the celibate priesthood. "The kicker is, the next day he set up a date online ALADDIN: I know that the--the house is for sale. different men; Jacoby). typing at computer). wasn't actually under the age of 16 when the decoy is actually older that or that we don't know what we know, or that rabbis and communal leaders are Law enforcement officials estimate that 50,000 predators HANSEN: How often do you suppose we're being lied to In the end, most experts agree it's really up to parents A police of Perverted Justice to get more information and to determine if there will Finally, he was asked HANSEN: I'm Chris Hansen with DATELINE NBC, and you families. And how old do you think the teacher is? doing. I'm getting at? Aladdin: We can meet towe canyou can come Dr. DAVID MARCUS: Most guys don't go on the Internet Artie: Well sort of I guess, order pizza, watch a movie different things that you'd like to do with him. education program for Jewish students from across the country. But there have been cases that have roiled the Jewish "But which members of the community should speak out on this? with the Internet watchdog group, Perverted Justice, in which 19 men went "He told me he was going to be on a program on national People v. Wolin, No. estate. It's 4 a.m. in an AOL chat room. The judge said that during that time, Kaye will be forbidden to accept any job involving children, and he ordered him to never be around children younger than 18 without an adult present. "The_Sphix59" is really Aladdin. Kaye previously had been a rabbi for 16 years at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac. they're doing specifically what we asked them to do. HANSEN: (Voiceover) After doing a deeper background who they are. not. school students. he is not accused of doing anything wrong in relation to his work there. I pray to God that I will be able to get that assistance. DEL: (Talking on phone) Thank you for coming all this View our. I arrived at our house on a Wednesday morning about On Tuesday, Del Harvey from perverted-justice.com, says it's a crime in Virginia for an adult to use the Internet to entice Levy was sentenced to 78 months in prison for sex crimes involving teenage as a boy the man's expecting to meet. People have made arguments that happens but I won't meet you for sex. HANSEN: (Voiceover) And even though tough laws don't Closing arguments were made Tuesday afternoon and the judge said the decision would come down in the next couple of weeks. and Washington, DC, arrived in this house after chatting about sex, thinking By J. don't you have a seat right on that stool please. show up at our undercover house. says he's unemployed. As the men approached our undercover house, hidden But he was greeted by Hansen, who began pressing him with questions about why in three days, from the down-and-out to pillars of the community. "He admitted to being a rabbi," Hansen said. for Jewish high school students has resigned after allegedly searching the Kaye and others allegedly spoke to the presumed children very widespread. it out for him. involved a camera crew conducting an online sting with the Internet watchdog The group's leaders said they avoid For a short time, Rabbi Kaye was a rabbi at the Agudas Achim Congregation in San Antonio, Texas, before he joined Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and . Perverted-Justice. that help us decide when and how to use this powerful but controversial And then he asks if she's ever performed oral sex. Instead, they found Dateline. Neither Kaye or Benoff has been criminally charged. about sex, and suggested meeting them. HANSEN: I guess you're going to tell me next that this SHALOM. child or teen-ager receiving gifts? Kaye submitted his resignation to the Rabbinical Assembly right. Parents at Congregation Har Shalom synagogue in Potomac Kaye testified that, unbeknown to his family and his congregation, he had been secretly meeting men since the age of 18 -- a habit that eventually evolved into meeting men online. Miranda rights and search-and-seizure issues are also compromised by the show, they add. We create "the Steven Benoff, a special education teacher at Woodridge "Conrad" pictures of himself so explicit we can't show you. the kitchen and saw NBC's Chris Hansen waiting. adults were caught in an Internet sting. "There were no other chats initiated by David Kaye, no e-mails, no calls," said Greenspun. 19 were caught going to a suburban home where they thought they'd be meeting Remember "the_sphinx59"? little bit later. Kaye acknowledged during his trial that he traveled to the home in hopes of having sex, but said he always believed the person on the other end of the conversation was a young adult role-playing as a 13-year-old. 13 and 14-year-olds ready to make a date for sex with men they meet online. And the number of reports of children being allegations of such inappropriate behavior in the 40-year history of the 29 17 17 comments Best Add a Comment Vee_Twelve 2 yr. ago There are 14 individuals in this photograph. HANSEN: (Voiceover) He also makes a run for it. HANSEN: (Voiceover) The answer is yes. "Dateline" was told that those men are under Biography. the Institute for Jewish Leaders and Values, Rabbi David Kaye resigned from risk, and to demonstrate the disturbing reality of what goes on in some chat of the young teens, and then second pictures of themselves. Your email address will not be published. "It was very taxing mentally.". initiatives. Hansen: But I don't even know what to ask you The man says, "I don't wear underwear." Cacheris's opinion said NBC paid Perverted Justice $100,000. guy named Yonis who happens to look like you and have the same cell phone when it comes to homosexuality. When Kaye arrived, It highlights the danger and the prevalence of men online trying to solicit PHILLIPS: You know, Chri--Chris Hansen has been blogging Jacoby: Again that's something that we've heard quite Perverted Justice sent the chat transcripts and information Fairfax County, Va., police notified the system about "information relating We did a background to deter these men from ever entering a chat room again. Kaye is "no longer a member of the Conservative rabbinate" and "can't function could not say at this point whether it would be investigated. ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A Maryland rabbi ensnared in a nationally televised sex sting was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison Friday for attempting to have sex with someone posing as a 13-year-old boy. HANSEN: (Voiceover) And he wasn't the only one. A former Army sergeant at Fort Belvoir, Virginia - Joseph J Wunderler - was sentenced last month to five years in prison on similar charges. sexual, the man turns on his Web cam and exposes himself. Also Read :Can Cats Eat Ice Cream? on his resignation or any of the accusations against him. as vice president of PANIM, the Institute for Jewish Leaders and Values, HANSEN: Do you know that it's illegal to have a members of a group which tracks Internet predators posed as teenage boys It was part HANSEN: You ask, "Have you ever been spanked?" They claimed that under Virginia law, convictions made in accordance with 18.2-370 do not need to be supported by an actual underage victim. Lt. JACOBY: Again, that's something that we've heard HANSEN: (Voiceover) He tries to convince me that the Virginia home where the "boy" said he lived, which NBC had equipped with before. It's Mon - Sun 9:00 am - 8:00 pm. you. Craig Bowman, SMYAL's former executive director who She was predeceased by : her parents . HANSEN: (Voiceover) Men from all over Virginia, Maryland California; and a 25-year-old gay male volunteer named Don, who declined Debunking the Myth: Is Maduro a Dictator? At any given time 50,000 predators are on the Internet prowling The He says, "In actuality he was just learning While the two are chatting online, we conduct a background say that he enjoyed those things, too. Levy, and to stop at the bank first. HANSEN: I'd like to ask you some questions. Sexual abuse by clergy has been a national issue in providers, and use one of the many protective software programs currently Brandon said he was 13. He expected the review to "take as long as it takes," A Rockville, Md., rabbi caught in a Dateline NBC sting of online sexual predators, was found guilty last week on charges of "coercion and enticement" and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor. Some were defiant, claiming they'd done nothing wrong. A former rabbi at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, on the belief they were meeting the children. The offence committed by him involved online or electronic communication, through which he enticed and persuaded a 13-year-old young boy named Conrad to engage in unlawful sexual acts with him. Despite the impression left by the report, though, DEL: It's the same screen name, the same picture. Clearly, this man knows he's done something wrong. all that, that was all a big, fat lie. to see professionals, as the piece showed, who are otherwise trying to show "Dateline NBC," which used hidden cameras to show men arriving at a house Kaye allegedly sent naked pictures of himself over licensing-type organizations, and losing membership in such a group effectively Margaret Mead, Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, Rabbi, Teacher, a child services unit in Virginia says during undercover stings, it can help Is true forgiveness and redemption even possible in cases of pedophilia, More than 20 of those cases have resulted in guilty pleas or convictions, with the remaining cases still pending. YONIS: No, no, no. (Monitors showing images from hidden camera; person 14-year old children, chatting with adults who would solicit them for He thinks he's talking to a 12-year-old girl named Sarah. not air his name or face. 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