To Catch a Predator: Do I look stupid to you? Part 1 (Victor Wells)

Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator
Chris Hansen and Perverted-Justice demonstrate the danger children face when it comes to online chatting and catch Victor Wells, a 49-year-old man.

Quotes:

Hansen: Why don't you come over here and have a seat, please?
Hansen: On the stool, if you would.
Hansen: What do you have in your bag, there?
Wells: A camera.
Hansen: A camera? And what were you planning on taking pictures of tonight?
Wells: She just wanted some pictures for her profile.
Hansen: Her profile?
Wells: Right.
Hansen: And, who is she?
Wells: I would say Beth.

Hansen: And you were here to see Beth?
Wells: Right.
Hansen: And, how old is Beth?
Wells: I... I'm guessing she's older than 12.
Hansen: You're guessing?
Wells: Well, yeah.
Hansen: Well, why would you guess that when she told you so many times that in fact she is 12.
Wells: Because, I didn't believe her.
Hansen: Why wouldn't you believe her?
Wells: Because, what 12-year-old's gonna go in a chatroom on yahoo and do this?
Hansen: Did you look at her profile picture?
Wells: Well, just like a lot of other 18-year-old and above, you know, they put photo...
Hansen: Did you think the photo to be... 18? (Unsure of this one)
Wells : No, I assumed it was a fake one.
Hansen: A fake one. Now, why would you think that, Victor?
Wells: Because, a lot of people in the chatroom do that.
Hansen: But, I'm confused. If somebody tells they're 12.
Wells: Well, I don't believe it because I was in an adult chatroom.
Hansen: But, there's nothing to stop them from going into that chatroom.
Wells: Humm... I think there's an age requirement.
Hansen: But, it's not enforced is what I'm saying. Why would you even mess around with somebody who says they are 12?
Wells: Because, I didn't think they were.
Hansen: Again, you've not given me a good reason why you wouldn't think that if somebody tells you over and over again they're 12 and there's a picture in their profile that is unmistakenly underaged.
Wells: Because, I ... lot of people lie on their profiles.
Hansen: You start out, in your chatlog, saying that you're a little bit concerned because she's so young.
Hansen (reading from chatlog): Little young for this room... Or your a cop trying book others or a parent setting up others

Hansen (reading from chatlog): Just asking if you 12 or an adult acting as 12.
Beth: I already told you, I said I'm 12.

Wells: I just wanted to bring her lunch and take a couple of pictures for her profile.

Hansen: Now, if you had younger kids, would you be comfortable with a grown adult coming into the home when one of the children was home alone if that child was 12 years old?
Wells: No, obviously, I would say no.
Hansen: So, why is it okay for you to do it?
Wells: I ... really don't have a good answer. Just, bad judgement on my part.
Wells: I'm thinking, you know, she's older than, you know, 18 and, you know, just bad judgement on my part at that time.
Hansen: But you aknowledge over and over again that she's 12, you're concerned about it: what are you doing on the internet?
Wells: Just.. Just a roleplaying, a fantasy thing. That's all that was.
Hansen: Just a roleplaying fantasy thing.
Wells: I assume that's what going on here.
Hansen: But how can you assume that?
Wells: Because it's...
Hansen: What evidence did she give you that in fact she was not 12 years old?
Wells: She gave no evidence of either way.
Hansen: Then how... well, she said over and over that she was 12.

Hansen: So after you're all concerned of her being 12, your tongue shifts and you talk about...
Wells: Personal things.
Hansen: Personal things. You ask her if she's looking for some company for the week-end.
Wells: For the week-end? I don't think I ever asked...

Hansen: (Reading from chatlog): Looking for some company for the week-end?
Decoy: Maybe some for today.

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[DarKNeSSCaLLeD22]

Going to molest a kid?

Make it a Mike's!

[GinChan4427]

Chris Hansen : Cock blocking sence 2003

[JLRthatruth]

wtf

[cgletts]

chris hansen is a bloody fucking hero

[glopz1]

@TheFlammableGas fair enuff. Dateline who does the "to catch a preadator" series has had a couple female pedophiles on the show, celebritiy adult women famous for child molesting. They interview them like hollywood superstars & don't interogate them ,twisting it into a sweet love story instead of rape giving them sympathy. So, if they did catch a female predator in the actual trap they wouldn't deal with them the same, and the police they hire wud be hesitant to arrest them.

[TheFlammableGas]

@glopz1 You never said "a teenage boy having sex with a woman is lucky", you just said "a teenage boy having sex is lucky". You weren't specific, so I have no idea why you would mention female pedophiles on an episode with a MALE pedophile, nor do I think To Catch a Predator has ever found a female pedophile.

[glopz1]

@TheFlammableGas huh?? a teen boy with a 40 year old man? You sure I mentioned anything regarding that??

[glopz1]

@novawave333 your telling 80 percent of teenagers to kill themselves. And whys it wrong for boys to have sex when the girl of the same age is consenting? She surely is equaly to blame if anything. Stop being a mangina sucking up to these feminist ways

[glopz1]

@TolSatha if this guy knew anything he would know girls mature at a rate of around 2 years ahead of the average boy of the same age. That means you being 14 have sex with a girl thats 14 would be the equivilent of you having sex with a 16 year old developed boy (but FEMALE). Keep doing what your doing and get that pussy son

[glopz1]

@novawave333 "These girls don't know what they are doing" yes they do, everyone is exposed to sex, people feel horny when theyre teenagers. They wanna fuck most 14 year olds now days are fucking around, be real. I was banging 13-15 year olds up until when I was 17/18, i see some of these girls now that they're older, they're all fine, no1s lives have been ruined and some of them are mummys now. I don't think a 14 year old boy can be held responsible of taking advantage of a girl his own age 2.

[glopz1]

@TolSatha ;) :p

[stray88]

I really love seeing these guys scramble for their freedom and failing miserably.