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[Roo] I want you to read this.
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He immediately went sexual.
Like, does not care about age.
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Ugh!
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Okay, he sent a video.
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I mean, I think
we have to watch it.
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[kisses]
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[gasps]
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For personal reasons,
I will be passing away now.
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I have so many questions.
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Is this a crime?
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-Doesn't it feel like
it should be?
-Yes.
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[Roo] Every day, adults
exploit and abuse minors
online.
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[man speaking]
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My name is Roo. And my
nonprofit organization helps
law enforcement stop them.
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Will this be enough
to get a warrant?
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All you need
is probable cause.
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We have all the evidence
we need.
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I'm a 38-year-old mother
of three.
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But with the help of my team,
I transform into
a teenage girl.
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We become the target
to help protect the underaged.
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[Suda] Roo, I think
you should duck down.
He's staring straight at you.
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I would like to introduce you
to The Mouth.
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And you will soon see why
we are calling him
"The Mouth."
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[Roo] His PFP is of his mouth.
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His cover photo
is of his mouth.
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I'm gonna show you one
where he really
gets into grooming.
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[Roo] I mean, this is
obviously grooming.
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Unfortunately,
there's no grooming statute
in Connecticut.
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What he is doing is abusive.
Is it illegal? Not yet.
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Posing as multiple personas,
located in different parts
of the country,
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allows us to really cast
a wide net.
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When we do that, we are able
to kind of see what corners
of the internet seem to be
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more prevalent with adults
who contact minors,
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which we refer to as ACMs.
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Grooming is a behavior we see
from a majority of ACMs.
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It's the act of conditioning
a minor for sexual abuse
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through psychological
manipulation.
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But Connecticut doesn't have
a grooming statute,
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which makes pursuing many
of "Flori's" cases difficult.
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What do you say we just drop
The Mouth, and we move on
to the next one?
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It is not illegal
to be creepy, unfortunately.
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So tonight, we're launching
a new persona.
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Fifteen-year-old Alex
from Chicago.
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What do you think
about TikTok for Alex?
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[Shelby] I think
it's a great idea.
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♪ I genuinely don't like this
But it's okay ♪
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Because... [exhales]
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goal-oriented.
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[dance music playing]
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[Shelby] All of these girls
are vulnerable
in their own way.
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But Alex
is particularly interesting.
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-[Roo] Do you like
that one, Shelby?
-[Shelby] Yeah.
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She is half-white, half-Asian.
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She's living with her dad.
Her dad's got
a new girlfriend.
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She does not have
a great relationship
with her mom.
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She's defiant. She thinks
she knows everything.
She thinks she's smart.
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She just wants to play
video games, and watch anime,
and wear all black.
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[Roo] So we're launching
Alex tonight, and because
she's based in Chicago,
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that gives us a different sort
of deck of cards to play with.
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There is a grooming statute
in the State of Illinois.
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Grooming is more than
just sending
sexually explicit content,
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or requesting it from a minor.
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It's also this manipulation
to control a minor.
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Bigger eyelashes?
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-Um, I think
your eyelashes are fine.
-The wing?
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'Cause of the wing.
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But in the eyes of the law
in many states,
it's not a crime.
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So, I'm eager to see
how us launching a persona
in Illinois
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can change
what kind of results we see.
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Are we going to do
a soft launch?
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Yeah, we can do a soft launch.
We can just see how she does.
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[Roo] Alex's profile is about
to go live.
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But it's our underage decoy,
Flori,
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who's in the middle of
a potentially dangerous chat.
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The conversation is
a lot of the same.
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A lot of ACMs are interested
in communicating, meeting up.
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This ACM, a man
we're calling "Marco,"
sets himself apart.
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He's aggressive,
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and seems excited
when he learns Flori
is just 15 years old.
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[Roo] Immediately,
the language is offensive.
It's explicit.
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Okay, so Marco,
he reached out.
He claims to be 25.
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Do we know what he does?
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He works
for a garbage company.
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He wants to pick Flori up,
and "teach her a few things."
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He was not at all put off
by her age. He is very much
into fetishizing a young age.
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He's like,
"Do you have braces?
Did you have braces?
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I've never kissed a girl
with braces before."
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We do have a phone number,
and we have a user name
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-and an image.
-[Shelby] Mm-hmm.
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My guess is that he uses
the same username
on multiple sites.
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Yeah, it looks like
that username is on several,
um, adult-oriented sites.
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[Roo] My concern, when I hear
that eager "I'll pick you up
right now" is that
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we are dipping our toes
into human trafficking
and sex abuse.
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We talk about grooming
when it comes to an ACM
and a minor.
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But there's also grooming
when it comes to a trafficker
and the victim.
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And what that looks like
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is often just being
really friendly
in the beginning.
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A girl says to her friend,
"I'm dating this guy.
He's super nice.
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He wants to take us both
to get our nails done."
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After the grooming period,
frankly, the pimp
takes ownership.
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A lot of minors
are trapped in this
human trafficking machine
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because you can't get out.
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Okay, so,
what I would like to do
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is see who can
dig into identity.
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In order to confirm
that he's using
a real phone number,
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and not necessarily, like,
a burner,
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we're going to do
a fake scam call about
his car's extended warranty.
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And so,
I'll be recording that,
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and then, we'll give him...
him a call.
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If he answers,
we'll play the recording.
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Hi there, this is Shasta
calling in regards to
your Volkswagen warranty.
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Call me back
at 888-[bleep]-9742
to redeem now!
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-And have a great day!
-Yes!
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Um, are you ready?
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[Roo] We'll call Marco's phone
from an unknown number.
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The hope is to get
his voicemail and verify
if it's real or a burner.
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Shelby will then leave
the recorded spam message,
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so he'll be less suspicious
of an unknown caller.
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I'm ready. Recording.
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[automated voice speaking]
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[beeps]
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[Shelby's voice on computer]
...in regards to
your warranty.
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The warranty
is up for renewal.
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Call me back
at 888-[bleep] -9742
to redeem now.
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Thank you so much!
Have a great day!
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So this is a Google subscriber
you've called.
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-[Matt] Yeah.
-Huh.
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-It's kind of like a burner.
-Yeah.
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So, that way
you still get messages
on your actual phone
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without having to have
a whole other phone,
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but you don't have to give out
your real number.
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So he's using a Google number
and it's forwarding
to his phone.
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He is covering his tracks
so much that I cannot help
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but think that he is up to
suspicious behavior.
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You don't use
a burner text app
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unless you're doing
something shady.
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[cell phone chiming]
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[Shelby] Uh, so Alex had about
85 Kik notifications
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Um, she has a couple of people
who wanted to chat with her
that we are now chatting with.
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[Roo] As the team navigates
the flood of notifications
coming in for Alex,
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one ACM stands out.
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A man we're calling "Edward"
is bombarding Alex with texts
and alarming voice messages.
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[Edward speaking]
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Well, not horrible,
but I don't like it.
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He started chatting, he said,
"Hey there, I'm 47, male,
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looking for a new friend
to chat with."
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He is from Oklahoma, though.
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We found out through
an Instagram conversation.
He escalated...
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[Roo] Edward is troubling,
and the team continues
to engage.
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But later that night,
we pivot back
to our underage decoy, Flori,
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and her pursuer, Marco.
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[Roo] Oh, my God.
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He said he could...
maybe he could get a room.
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He wants to meet at a hotel
that's known for drug activity
and activity with sex workers.
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This all sniffs
of something pretty devious.
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Is he a kidnapper?
Does he do human trafficking?
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My personal preference
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is to never have you
go anywhere--
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-Why?
-Because I'm just worried
about you.
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Literally, Roo, all it takes
is someone to pull a knife
on you, or a gun.
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And then, you're... [bleep]
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I know that you're brave,
and you're strong,
and you're smart.
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I trust you. I promise.
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But I cannot help
but be very concerned.
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We do have security
and we do have
law enforcement.
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And that does make me
feel better, but there's room
to mess that up.
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And it only takes one minute
of a [bleep] for something
really bad to happen.
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I... I don't want to go
just for the fun of it.
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I only go if it's...
if there's a purpose, right?
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There is value in you going,
don't get me wrong.
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It's just because I love you.
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[Matt] Have you tried putting
that hoodie up, by the way?
Are you gonna wear it up?
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That helps, for age.
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Ready? All right.
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[Matt] Anything could happen.
We don't really know
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how dangerous
these guys truly are
just behind a screen.
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He may have
more malicious intent
and then, therefore,
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you know, be a part of
a child sex trafficking ring.
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And maybe he'll meet up
with Roo and he'll try to,
you know, kidnap her.
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[Roo] I don't know
if this guy's gonna show.
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He says he already
got a room, though.
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I think he's just coming here
to pay cash.
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[Roo] He's been keeping things
pretty close to the vest.
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We don't even have
a real phone number.
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We have
very little information
on him.
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[Suda] What do you know
about Marco?
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I know that he works
for a sanitation company.
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He claims to be 25. He claims
to be from New Rochelle.
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And he claims to have dinner
with his mother on Sundays.
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[Suda] Yep.
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[Roo speaking]
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We're right down the street.
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[Roo] There doesn't seem to be
anyone sitting and waiting.
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You concerned
about those guys?
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[Suda] Not at all.
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So, this is
the lobby here, right?
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[Suda] Yep.
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So it's got the glass
right there.
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You walk in,
it's to the right.
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[Roo] Is that the only
entrance and exit, you think?
In the lobby?
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I think to check in, yeah.
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[Roo] Oh, "I'm on my way."
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"Where do I meet you?"
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-How long from New Rochelle?
-Should be 15, 20 minutes.
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[Roo] Marco claims to be
just 15 minutes away.
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With a second
production vehicle
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watching the front
of the hotel,
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that should be enough time
to go to the front desk
and establish Flori's alibi.
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I walk into the lobby,
look around, maybe I take
a picture of something,
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then I walk out, so that
I can say I was in there,
and I was sketched out.
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And the guy behind the window
was asking me questions,
and I decided to leave.
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That story can be corroborated
by the guy behind the glass.
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But what if Marco is lying?
What if he's already here,
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watching us?
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[Roo] Yeah.
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[Roo] Yes. I will be fast.
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See, there's a Honda Civic
with New York plates
right there, so...
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If you're gonna do it--
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It just drove this way.
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[Roo] No no no, it's fine.
I got it, I got it, I got it.
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Yeah, we can do it.
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[crew member] How do we know
he's not already in there?
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[Roo] Hi! I think
my friend reserved a room?
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[man speaking]
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[Roo] No?
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But you have reservations
for tonight?
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Okay, Roo, let's go.
228
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I'll just make
a quick phone call.
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[Roo] Okay, I'll be back.
Thank you.
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-What'd he say?
-[Roo] No reservation
under "Marco."
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00:15:28,862 --> 00:15:31,689
Okay, that's a little SUV
with New York plates.
232
00:15:31,724 --> 00:15:32,931
He said he's here!
He said he's here!
233
00:15:38,206 --> 00:15:39,965
Okay, it's gonna be this one
right here, I think.
234
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He... He's getting out.
235
00:15:43,793 --> 00:15:45,620
-[Roo] Okay.
-He's getting out.
He's right here.
236
00:15:46,103 --> 00:15:46,931
[Roo] That's him.
237
00:15:49,172 --> 00:15:50,241
[Suda] That's 100% him.
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-Okay.
-[Roo] Go for it.
239
00:16:03,068 --> 00:16:04,000
[man whistles] Yo!
240
00:16:06,655 --> 00:16:08,034
Hey! [whistles]
241
00:16:09,517 --> 00:16:10,344
[Roo speaking]
242
00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:12,896
[man] Hey!
243
00:16:12,931 --> 00:16:14,551
-[Roo gasps]
-[men shouting indistinctly]
244
00:16:20,965 --> 00:16:24,517
[Roo] The men on the balcony,
are they connected to Marco?
245
00:16:24,551 --> 00:16:25,758
Could they give us away?
246
00:16:29,275 --> 00:16:30,241
Okay, he's checking in.
247
00:16:34,620 --> 00:16:36,137
Yeah, that's definitely him.
248
00:16:38,413 --> 00:16:40,000
Sexual contact with a minor.
249
00:16:41,034 --> 00:16:42,482
Trafficking.
250
00:16:42,517 --> 00:16:46,689
Whatever his plans,
Marco could be dangerous.
251
00:16:46,724 --> 00:16:48,000
Okay, I'm gonna cancel now.
252
00:16:51,896 --> 00:16:54,724
Okay, well, I texted him.
Hold on, let me see what he...
how he responds.
253
00:17:13,827 --> 00:17:15,896
[Roo] Hey, guys, I want to
update you on Edward.
254
00:17:16,965 --> 00:17:19,827
The next day,
at SOSA headquarters,
255
00:17:19,862 --> 00:17:23,379
the team continues to monitor
our ACM, Edward.
256
00:17:23,413 --> 00:17:26,482
For the past week,
he's been sending
disturbing messages
257
00:17:26,517 --> 00:17:29,965
to Alex,
our 15-year-old persona
from Chicago.
258
00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,586
Edward has been sending
voice messages that are
very uncomfortable.
259
00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,206
-Why don't you play
a couple for us?
-Yeah.
260
00:17:36,275 --> 00:17:37,310
[Edward speaking]
261
00:17:41,620 --> 00:17:42,448
[Kelly] Yikes.
262
00:17:53,275 --> 00:17:54,655
-[shudders]
-[Matt] Wow.
263
00:17:54,689 --> 00:17:57,620
But we have his identity,
and we've got all that...
We've ID'd him?
264
00:17:57,655 --> 00:17:59,068
We know his first
and last name.
265
00:17:59,103 --> 00:18:00,724
I have not found him.
266
00:18:00,758 --> 00:18:02,482
[Roo] You want to get
into this, Avalon?
267
00:18:02,517 --> 00:18:06,551
[Kelly] He's told us that he's
from Oklahoma. He, um,
is in the wedding business.
268
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,965
Okay, so I'd like to see
where things go with him.
269
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,620
We should if Oklahoma has
a grooming statute.
270
00:18:11,655 --> 00:18:13,172
[Avalon] Wait, do you think
this looks like him?
271
00:18:14,379 --> 00:18:15,275
Like, a little bit, right?
272
00:18:15,310 --> 00:18:17,000
[Roo and Shelby] Whoa!
273
00:18:21,551 --> 00:18:22,827
[Roo] Yeah, that's him, dude.
274
00:18:22,862 --> 00:18:23,965
[Kelly] Whoo!
275
00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,000
-[Avalon] Um...
-"Sex sting operation!"
276
00:18:26,034 --> 00:18:28,310
-[Avalon] Yeah, in Canada.
-Shut up, a 14-year-old girl!
277
00:18:28,344 --> 00:18:29,448
[Shelby] Holy... [bleep]
278
00:18:31,034 --> 00:18:32,551
Oh, my God.
279
00:18:33,310 --> 00:18:34,896
Hold on. Hold on, hold on.
280
00:18:35,517 --> 00:18:36,793
He's a police officer.
281
00:18:39,689 --> 00:18:42,103
This is someone
who you're supposed to trust
with the law.
282
00:18:42,137 --> 00:18:44,034
They're supposed to be
the ones protecting you.
283
00:18:44,068 --> 00:18:48,482
So the fact that he was
in a position of power,
and I don't even know
284
00:18:48,517 --> 00:18:52,689
the number of girls that
he could have done things to
previously? Yeah, that sucks.
285
00:18:52,724 --> 00:18:54,965
It really sucks.
286
00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,793
[man on tv]
When we found out that
he was in law enforcement,
287
00:18:56,827 --> 00:18:58,413
it really broke our hearts.
288
00:18:58,448 --> 00:19:02,379
Police officers are here
to protect. Protect kids,
protect everybody.
289
00:19:02,413 --> 00:19:06,103
[reporter] Protection is not
what this man allegedly had
in mind, Thursday morning,
290
00:19:06,137 --> 00:19:08,862
when he made the drive
from[bleep]
to Canadian County,
291
00:19:08,896 --> 00:19:12,103
to meet with what he believed
was a 14-year-old girl.
292
00:19:12,137 --> 00:19:15,448
After searching
the suspect's truck
in his center console,
293
00:19:15,482 --> 00:19:18,586
authorities found gloves,
a knife, and zip ties.
294
00:19:21,482 --> 00:19:22,896
A knife and zip ties?
295
00:19:26,413 --> 00:19:29,275
[Shelby] I feel really dumb
for just thinking
he was some guy,
296
00:19:29,310 --> 00:19:31,620
um, when clearly he's not.
297
00:19:31,655 --> 00:19:35,206
He was potentially going
to harm a minor.
298
00:19:35,241 --> 00:19:37,034
I bet it hasn't been
adjudicated.
299
00:19:37,068 --> 00:19:38,413
That's why he's out.
300
00:19:38,448 --> 00:19:40,517
-He's out until
the case goes to trial.
-[Roo] Right.
301
00:19:41,724 --> 00:19:45,137
That is really,
brutally scary.
302
00:19:45,172 --> 00:19:49,103
And, I think all of our hearts
kind of collectively dropped
when we realized that.
303
00:19:50,137 --> 00:19:51,724
Um... Sorry.
304
00:19:53,586 --> 00:19:56,068
[clears throat] He said,
305
00:19:56,103 --> 00:19:58,379
"I would love to be with you
and have a future together.
306
00:19:58,413 --> 00:20:01,241
Me and you living in
a nice home, being happy.
307
00:20:02,586 --> 00:20:04,034
Love and happiness together.
308
00:20:04,758 --> 00:20:06,103
A child when you are ready."
309
00:20:18,448 --> 00:20:19,758
Hi, nice to meet you.
310
00:20:19,793 --> 00:20:21,172
Nice to meet you.
311
00:20:21,206 --> 00:20:23,620
[Roo] SOSA reached out
to authorities in Oklahoma
312
00:20:23,655 --> 00:20:25,724
to discuss
Edward's interaction
with Alex,
313
00:20:26,379 --> 00:20:27,965
our 15-year-old persona.
314
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,413
Major Adam Flowers
of the Canadian County
police department
315
00:20:31,448 --> 00:20:33,172
is reviewing our new evidence.
316
00:20:33,206 --> 00:20:35,793
It seems like it's
the same MO for him.
317
00:20:35,827 --> 00:20:39,931
Uh, he used to be
a former deputy when
we actually did the sting.
318
00:20:39,965 --> 00:20:41,379
He actually tried to meet.
319
00:20:41,413 --> 00:20:43,000
He had knives,
320
00:20:43,034 --> 00:20:45,724
zip ties, all kinds of things
in the car.
321
00:20:45,758 --> 00:20:50,689
And in Oklahoma,
just talking to what he thinks
is a minor, sexually,
322
00:20:50,724 --> 00:20:52,586
he's already broken
the law again in Oklahoma.
323
00:20:52,620 --> 00:20:56,379
Because of this information
and stuff that he's presenting
that he's still doing it.
324
00:20:56,413 --> 00:20:59,103
He's on bond, he promised
he wouldn't do it.
325
00:20:59,137 --> 00:21:04,137
It just makes our argument
for sentencing to lock him up
for a long time.
326
00:21:04,172 --> 00:21:07,241
He does want to get
on a video chat tonight.
327
00:21:07,275 --> 00:21:11,103
Do you have any thoughts
or reservations
about a video call?
328
00:21:11,137 --> 00:21:16,620
Oh, absolutely not.
The more he does
just betters our argument that
329
00:21:16,655 --> 00:21:19,931
he needs to be in prison.
He needs to be monitored.
330
00:21:19,965 --> 00:21:23,344
He needs to be
under constant supervision.
331
00:21:23,379 --> 00:21:28,448
He is talking about driving
to Chicago and, you know,
starting a life together.
332
00:21:28,482 --> 00:21:32,172
Well, as far as the meeting
and stuff, if he wants
to meet, you know,
333
00:21:32,827 --> 00:21:34,413
go for it.
334
00:21:34,448 --> 00:21:38,862
What we're gonna use it for
is the sentencing hearing
that's coming up in May,
335
00:21:38,896 --> 00:21:41,517
and trying to get his, uh,
rear end back to jail.
336
00:21:44,379 --> 00:21:46,448
[Roo] The stakes
with Edward are high.
337
00:21:46,482 --> 00:21:51,068
Major Flowers tells us
that as a first time offender
with no criminal history,
338
00:21:51,103 --> 00:21:52,344
his previous charge
339
00:21:52,379 --> 00:21:55,482
could result in
a short sentencing
or even probation.
340
00:21:56,137 --> 00:21:57,482
But if we can demonstrate
341
00:21:57,517 --> 00:22:00,620
a pattern
of repeated criminal behavior,
342
00:22:00,655 --> 00:22:04,379
Major Flowers can take
this evidence to the judge.
343
00:22:04,413 --> 00:22:05,931
[Matt] This is all set up
for evidence...
344
00:22:05,965 --> 00:22:08,517
-[Roo] Okay.
-...and we are rolling,
so you are good to go.
345
00:22:08,551 --> 00:22:12,068
-Okay, if you could just,
um, tell everyone quiet.
-[Matt] Yeah.
346
00:22:12,103 --> 00:22:14,827
She's about to jump
on a video call.
Quiet all around, please.
347
00:22:15,827 --> 00:22:16,827
[cell phone ringing]
348
00:22:19,379 --> 00:22:20,206
[Edward speaking]
349
00:22:20,482 --> 00:22:21,379
Hi.
350
00:22:21,827 --> 00:22:22,862
[Edward speaking]
351
00:22:34,896 --> 00:22:40,068
So you're far away,
and [clears throat]
I'm in Chicago.
352
00:22:40,103 --> 00:22:41,896
What does that mean
for, like, our future?
353
00:22:42,724 --> 00:22:43,586
[Edward speaking]
354
00:22:47,448 --> 00:22:48,517
Like together how?
355
00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,000
[Edward speaking]
356
00:22:56,862 --> 00:22:59,034
How do we get married
while I'm 15, you know?
357
00:22:59,517 --> 00:23:00,586
[Edward speaking]
358
00:23:02,896 --> 00:23:03,965
[Roo] And you'd help me
do that?
359
00:23:04,931 --> 00:23:05,793
[Edward speaking]
360
00:23:10,310 --> 00:23:14,655
My dad, who, you know,
I don't get along with,
361
00:23:14,689 --> 00:23:16,620
what if he won't let us
be together?
362
00:23:16,655 --> 00:23:17,586
[Edward speaking]
363
00:23:23,758 --> 00:23:25,965
And you'd want to have kids
at some point?
364
00:23:27,172 --> 00:23:28,000
[Edward speaking]
365
00:23:31,655 --> 00:23:34,655
You know that I'm,
like, super inexperienced.
366
00:23:35,275 --> 00:23:36,103
[Edward] Uh-huh.
367
00:23:37,241 --> 00:23:38,896
Is that weird?
Is that gonna be weird?
368
00:23:40,103 --> 00:23:40,965
[Edward speaking]
369
00:23:56,068 --> 00:23:57,862
Does that mean you're gonna
come up and see me?
370
00:23:57,896 --> 00:23:58,724
[Edward speaking]
371
00:24:20,517 --> 00:24:22,000
[Roo] Edward's intentions
are clear.
372
00:24:23,344 --> 00:24:25,275
And all the evidence
we've gathered
373
00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:27,620
is on its way
to law enforcement
in Oklahoma.
374
00:24:32,172 --> 00:24:33,000
[birds chirping]
375
00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:41,172
[Roo] Since our no-show
a few nights ago,
376
00:24:41,206 --> 00:24:44,689
Marco's messages to Flori
have become more explicit.
377
00:25:02,655 --> 00:25:05,517
But despite us getting a plate
from his vehicle,
378
00:25:05,551 --> 00:25:08,689
we still can't verify
his real identity.
379
00:25:08,724 --> 00:25:11,448
We got his plate,
ran his plate,
380
00:25:11,482 --> 00:25:15,379
and it's registered
to this other person
in North Carolina.
381
00:25:15,413 --> 00:25:17,931
It's confusing as to why
382
00:25:17,965 --> 00:25:21,758
Marco is driving
a car registered
to this other person.
383
00:25:21,793 --> 00:25:23,551
And the only thing
that we can guess
384
00:25:23,586 --> 00:25:26,379
is that this person
sold their car to Marco,
385
00:25:26,413 --> 00:25:30,241
and Marco has not yet
registered it with the state
of New York.
386
00:25:30,275 --> 00:25:33,379
Usually when we get a plate,
that's the end of it,
we're able to ID someone.
387
00:25:33,413 --> 00:25:35,137
Unfortunately, that's not
the case here.
388
00:25:35,172 --> 00:25:39,758
So, let's just see
if we can poke around
and find, you know, anything.
389
00:25:40,724 --> 00:25:42,206
[Avalon] What does
he do for work?
390
00:25:42,241 --> 00:25:43,793
[Shelby] Like,
waste management.
391
00:25:43,827 --> 00:25:45,517
[Roo] He originally said
he was from New Rochelle,
392
00:25:45,551 --> 00:25:46,931
so I think it's worth it
to kind of
393
00:25:46,965 --> 00:25:49,103
-just poke around
New Rochelle as well.
-[Avalon] Sure.
394
00:25:49,137 --> 00:25:53,448
Yeah, I'm not finding him
in either of those places
on Facebook.
395
00:25:53,482 --> 00:25:56,896
-What was his username?
[bleep] 25 or 23 or something.
-Twenty-five.
396
00:25:59,034 --> 00:26:01,344
I found a profile
on Adult FriendFinder.
397
00:26:02,896 --> 00:26:08,655
Light skin Latin lover.
Down and fun, 39, Bronx.
398
00:26:08,689 --> 00:26:11,310
-Interesting.
-Oh. It is him.
399
00:26:12,206 --> 00:26:15,000
-Kik me, same username.
-[gasps]
400
00:26:17,793 --> 00:26:19,068
[Roo] Oh, yeah,
that is definitely
401
00:26:19,103 --> 00:26:20,862
the bottom part of his face.
What do you think?
402
00:26:20,896 --> 00:26:22,310
-Yeah, that's definitely him.
-[Roo] Same mouth.
403
00:26:22,344 --> 00:26:23,275
[Avalon] Same mouth.
404
00:26:23,310 --> 00:26:25,068
[Roo] He's a lot older
than he said he was.
405
00:26:25,103 --> 00:26:27,103
Like, why does he put himself
in the Bronx now?
406
00:26:27,931 --> 00:26:29,068
[Kelly] Yeah.
407
00:26:29,103 --> 00:26:30,931
[Roo] If Marco
is in New York City,
408
00:26:30,965 --> 00:26:33,551
it could create
some obstacles.
409
00:26:33,586 --> 00:26:39,310
Crimes like online predation
often go unprosecuted
in largely populated areas
410
00:26:39,344 --> 00:26:43,758
where other violent crimes
take precedent and resources
are lacking.
411
00:26:43,793 --> 00:26:46,620
Okay, the concern
is we already didn't meet
412
00:26:46,655 --> 00:26:48,689
and we've already
degraded trust
413
00:26:48,724 --> 00:26:52,413
by not meeting in person,
so we need something else.
414
00:26:52,448 --> 00:26:53,931
So here's my suggestion.
415
00:26:53,965 --> 00:26:57,758
What if we have
25-year-old Skye
reach out to Marco?
416
00:26:59,137 --> 00:27:01,379
Marco is cautious about what
he says to Flori.
417
00:27:01,413 --> 00:27:04,827
We figure if he's reticent
to divulge any information
of Flori
418
00:27:04,862 --> 00:27:06,517
because she's a minor,
419
00:27:06,551 --> 00:27:09,034
perhaps he'd be less so
with an adult.
420
00:27:09,068 --> 00:27:11,344
So, essentially,
we're creating a persona.
421
00:27:11,379 --> 00:27:15,344
Twenty-five-year-old Skye
on Adult FriendFinder
to reach out to Marco.
422
00:27:15,379 --> 00:27:17,758
Okay. You're gonna
come out here.
423
00:27:17,793 --> 00:27:19,241
We shouldn't do it
in the blue room,
424
00:27:19,275 --> 00:27:21,655
-so maybe just
up against this door?
-[Kelly] Yeah.
425
00:27:23,103 --> 00:27:26,206
Skye is 25, but I don't think
the intention is for us
426
00:27:26,241 --> 00:27:28,413
to actually interact
with Marco in person.
427
00:27:28,448 --> 00:27:32,172
Um, for the same reasons,
like, it can't be Roo,
I'm not 25.
428
00:27:32,206 --> 00:27:34,344
So, we just wanted to
make sure that it was clear
429
00:27:34,379 --> 00:27:36,275
that she is well over
the age limit,
430
00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:39,965
but still perhaps young enough
compared to his age
that he would be interested.
431
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,862
And also, we put her
in Connecticut.
432
00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:45,551
The same as Flori,
so it's close enough distance
433
00:27:45,586 --> 00:27:47,034
to where he seems
willing to travel.
434
00:27:48,172 --> 00:27:49,758
-[Roo] We'll see
if he responds.
-Great.
435
00:27:51,793 --> 00:27:54,034
[Roo] This is definitely
a kind of stab in the dark,
436
00:27:54,068 --> 00:27:56,896
but we figured
we'd give it a shot,
just to ID him.
437
00:27:56,931 --> 00:27:59,000
He's trying to sleep
with a minor.
438
00:27:59,034 --> 00:28:01,103
You've refreshed, he hasn't
responded yet, right?
439
00:28:01,137 --> 00:28:02,310
[Avalon] Let's see.
440
00:28:06,482 --> 00:28:08,379
-Okay, oh, he just responded.
-[Avalon] Yes, he did.
441
00:28:13,862 --> 00:28:16,551
He said, "So how's
your day/evening going?"
442
00:28:16,586 --> 00:28:17,448
[text tone swooshes]
443
00:28:22,172 --> 00:28:25,103
He said, "I go up
to Westchester
444
00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:26,551
to eat often.
445
00:28:26,586 --> 00:28:30,310
Well, he could... I mean,
he could be in the Bronx then,
or Yonkers.
446
00:28:30,344 --> 00:28:33,413
[Roo] If Skye can set up
a meet with him at a bar
447
00:28:33,448 --> 00:28:37,965
in an area that we know
that he's in, you know,
based on this map here,
448
00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,310
I think we have
a better chance of tailing him
449
00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:41,758
if we don't have
to cross state lines,
450
00:28:41,793 --> 00:28:44,655
if we're already
in the vicinity
of where he lives.
451
00:29:07,724 --> 00:29:10,758
-So we're on our way to
a restaurant in the Bronx...
-[GPS] Right.
452
00:29:10,793 --> 00:29:12,758
...to meet up with Marco.
453
00:29:12,793 --> 00:29:16,172
We are going to meet
with him tonight,
454
00:29:16,206 --> 00:29:18,965
but not as Flori,
as 25-year-old Skye.
455
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,172
The goal is that
we can tail him to his house,
and get his ID that way.
456
00:29:22,689 --> 00:29:24,206
Okay, I got you.
457
00:29:24,241 --> 00:29:26,482
Tonight, we burn Skye,
he won't want to ever have
anything to do with her,
458
00:29:26,517 --> 00:29:27,896
which is fine.
459
00:29:27,931 --> 00:29:30,758
But to keep Flori's cover
intact.
460
00:29:30,793 --> 00:29:33,620
We now have two personas
in play with Marco.
461
00:29:33,655 --> 00:29:36,931
Fifteen-year-old Flori
and 25-year-old Skye.
462
00:29:36,965 --> 00:29:39,413
Two teams will be heading
to the meetup.
463
00:29:39,448 --> 00:29:41,586
Shelby and Matt will go inside
the restaurant
464
00:29:41,620 --> 00:29:43,793
and attempt to get
Marco's real name.
465
00:29:43,827 --> 00:29:47,689
Detective Suda and I
will stay outside and look
for clues in his vehicle.
466
00:29:49,310 --> 00:29:52,310
[Suda] It's gonna be
down the left. Oh, right here.
467
00:29:52,344 --> 00:29:53,655
[Matt] It's up here
on the left.
468
00:29:53,689 --> 00:29:55,275
-[Shelby] Yeah,
this is our restaurant.
-[cell phone rings]
469
00:29:55,310 --> 00:29:57,448
-[Shelby] Roo's calling me.
-[Matt] Okay.
470
00:29:57,482 --> 00:29:59,482
-[Shelby] Hey.
-[Roo on phone]
Hi, we just saw you.
471
00:29:59,517 --> 00:30:01,827
We're, uh, hanging
by the front.
472
00:30:01,862 --> 00:30:04,931
I texted him as Skye
and he has not responded.
473
00:30:04,965 --> 00:30:07,068
[Matt on phone]
Okay, so perhaps Shelby and I
should go in soon,
474
00:30:07,103 --> 00:30:08,344
to make sure we're there
before him.
475
00:30:15,517 --> 00:30:18,275
[Roo]
Marco has repeatedly tried
to sexually engage
476
00:30:18,310 --> 00:30:20,758
with our underage persona,
Flori.
477
00:30:20,793 --> 00:30:22,827
The goal tonight
is to identify him,
478
00:30:22,862 --> 00:30:25,413
before he can move on
to another underage girl.
479
00:30:38,689 --> 00:30:40,241
[Suda] He's...
He's parking now.
480
00:30:40,275 --> 00:30:41,413
[Roo] All right,
let me tell them.
481
00:30:42,965 --> 00:30:46,862
Hey, we have a vehicle
that just parked, and he
just texted that he's here.
482
00:30:46,896 --> 00:30:48,931
-[Matt on phone] Okay.
-[Roo] Okay, he's getting out,
he's getting out.
483
00:30:51,103 --> 00:30:51,931
You got him?
484
00:30:55,965 --> 00:30:57,965
Let me know if he sits
at a table or at the bar.
485
00:31:01,103 --> 00:31:02,000
He's right next to you?
486
00:31:08,344 --> 00:31:10,206
[Roo] I would like to look
inside his vehicle
487
00:31:10,241 --> 00:31:11,862
to see if there's anything
identifying.
488
00:31:11,896 --> 00:31:12,758
[Suda] You got it.
489
00:31:13,413 --> 00:31:14,482
That's his car.
490
00:31:15,551 --> 00:31:17,172
-[cell phone chimes]
-Okay, he's ordering.
491
00:31:20,068 --> 00:31:23,241
[Suda] So now, just text her
right now and say, um,
492
00:31:23,275 --> 00:31:26,896
any movement
to the front door,
text you 911 right away.
493
00:31:28,482 --> 00:31:31,034
-[text tone swooshes]
-Just as soon as these,
uh... these ladies pass...
494
00:31:31,068 --> 00:31:33,000
-[Roo] Mm-hmm.
-[Suda] ...I will go check
the... the back.
495
00:31:34,344 --> 00:31:36,000
-Hello, ladies.
-[woman] Hello.
496
00:31:36,034 --> 00:31:38,068
-[Suda] All right,
how are you?
-[Roo] Hi.
497
00:31:38,103 --> 00:31:39,689
-[text tone swooshes]
-[Suda] Are you good?
498
00:31:41,379 --> 00:31:44,310
[Roo] He has paperwork
on the inside door.
It's for his dog.
499
00:31:45,275 --> 00:31:46,724
-Nothing exciting.
-[Suda] No?
500
00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:48,000
[Roo] Mm-mmm.
501
00:31:49,275 --> 00:31:51,172
-[car door closes]
-[Roo sighs]
502
00:31:51,206 --> 00:31:53,551
[Suda] Yeah, so nothing
really visible, right?
503
00:31:53,586 --> 00:31:56,034
-The seats here,
nothing visible in the seats.
-[Roo] Huh? No.
504
00:31:56,068 --> 00:31:58,137
Okay, I'm gonna have Skye
cancel now.
505
00:31:58,172 --> 00:31:59,000
[text tone swooshes]
506
00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:03,482
[text tone swooshes]
507
00:32:05,137 --> 00:32:07,482
Matt said that he looks upset.
508
00:32:07,517 --> 00:32:10,103
There's always part of me
that wants to feel
a little bit badly,
509
00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:14,103
but then at the same time,
he's trying to assault
a 15-year-old girl.
510
00:32:15,965 --> 00:32:16,827
[text tone swooshes]
511
00:32:19,344 --> 00:32:20,206
[text tone swooshes]
512
00:32:21,551 --> 00:32:22,758
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
513
00:32:22,793 --> 00:32:24,793
He just asked to Flori,
"What are you doing?"
514
00:32:25,793 --> 00:32:26,931
Ah...
515
00:32:26,965 --> 00:32:29,310
So now he's looking for,
uh, option number two.
516
00:32:29,344 --> 00:32:30,482
[text tone swooshes]
517
00:32:30,517 --> 00:32:31,586
I'm holding three phones.
518
00:32:31,620 --> 00:32:34,068
Two of them are texting him
as two different people,
519
00:32:34,103 --> 00:32:35,931
and one is texting
Matt and Shelby.
520
00:32:35,965 --> 00:32:37,000
[text tone swooshes]
521
00:32:41,103 --> 00:32:42,586
[Roo] Oh, wait.
522
00:32:42,620 --> 00:32:45,758
-[text tone swooshes]
-"Paid cash.
On his way out now." [bleep]
523
00:32:45,793 --> 00:32:46,655
Okay.
524
00:32:49,275 --> 00:32:50,103
There he is.
525
00:32:55,793 --> 00:32:57,241
He just got in his car, Roo.
526
00:32:58,827 --> 00:32:59,724
[Suda] Yep.
527
00:33:00,482 --> 00:33:02,413
[Suda] Okay, we got him.
528
00:33:02,448 --> 00:33:06,620
[Roo] Unable to ID Marco
at the restaurant, we have
no choice but to tail him
529
00:33:06,655 --> 00:33:08,241
and see where he goes.
530
00:33:08,275 --> 00:33:11,551
If he heads home,
we can connect an address
to a real name.
531
00:33:13,724 --> 00:33:15,034
[Suda] Trying to tail somebody
back of me,
532
00:33:15,068 --> 00:33:17,172
normally, we would have
an eight to ten-man team.
533
00:33:17,206 --> 00:33:20,965
To try to do it
with one car is just...
This might be a little tough.
534
00:33:22,689 --> 00:33:27,482
[Roo] But Marco's desire
to meet with and potentially
abuse 15-year-old Flori
535
00:33:27,517 --> 00:33:29,275
is complicating things.
536
00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:30,379
[Suda] I think he just turned.
537
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,206
Unless he just pulled over
right there.
538
00:33:36,241 --> 00:33:39,827
So he is, what, a few cars
behind us?
539
00:33:39,862 --> 00:33:43,034
-Why would we do that?
-Because he's gonna
be texting somebody else.
540
00:33:43,068 --> 00:33:44,689
-[cell phone ringing]
-He's calling right now.
541
00:33:44,724 --> 00:33:48,275
-Everyone be quiet, please.
-His lights just went on, too.
[bleep]
542
00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:50,206
Hello.
543
00:33:51,448 --> 00:33:52,448
[Marco speaking]
544
00:33:53,517 --> 00:33:54,655
What are you doing?
545
00:33:55,206 --> 00:33:56,000
[Marco speaking]
546
00:33:58,206 --> 00:33:59,034
[Marco speaking]
547
00:33:59,862 --> 00:34:00,793
Aw.
548
00:34:01,379 --> 00:34:02,758
[Marco speaking]
549
00:34:02,793 --> 00:34:04,551
[Roo] My mom just walked in.
I'll call you right back.
550
00:34:05,827 --> 00:34:08,517
I didn't want him to hear
the car noises.
551
00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:21,068
He's two or three cars
ahead of us.
552
00:34:22,034 --> 00:34:23,689
[car accelerating]
553
00:34:23,724 --> 00:34:28,103
I'm pretty sure that's him,
it might not... Nope,
that's a BMW. [bleep]
554
00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:39,172
[cell phone ringing]
555
00:34:40,551 --> 00:34:41,517
[Roo] He's calling Flori.
556
00:34:42,620 --> 00:34:43,517
Hi.
557
00:34:43,551 --> 00:34:44,862
[Marco speaking]
558
00:34:44,896 --> 00:34:46,896
Tonight? I thought
you were doing stuff.
559
00:34:47,965 --> 00:34:48,965
[Marco speaking]
560
00:34:55,965 --> 00:34:59,206
Um... I'm waiting for an Uber
561
00:34:59,241 --> 00:35:03,275
because my mom needs me
to run a quick errand
to Target.
562
00:35:03,310 --> 00:35:04,827
He's, like, almost here.
Let me call you back.
563
00:35:04,862 --> 00:35:05,827
[Marco speaking]
564
00:35:05,862 --> 00:35:06,758
[Roo] Bye.
565
00:35:09,862 --> 00:35:11,551
-[Suda] So, Roo.
-Mm?
566
00:35:11,586 --> 00:35:14,862
Do you think we should go back
and just come up with
a new plan on how to ID him?
567
00:35:14,896 --> 00:35:18,655
We just don't have...
Like, we can't do this
from Connecticut
568
00:35:19,827 --> 00:35:21,517
-to the Bronx.
-[Shelby] Right.
569
00:35:21,551 --> 00:35:24,827
[Roo] I don't think it makes
sense to burn both Flori
and Skye in one night.
570
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:35,965
[text tone swooshes]
571
00:35:41,689 --> 00:35:44,206
Oh, no! Holy [bleep], look!
572
00:35:44,241 --> 00:35:48,103
I told him I was going
to Target and he's there.
What do we do?
573
00:35:48,137 --> 00:35:49,724
He thinks you're already
going there, right?
574
00:35:49,758 --> 00:35:50,931
No, he thinks I'm there now.
575
00:35:50,965 --> 00:35:52,413
-Hold on, hold on, hold on.
-[Suda] Okay.
576
00:35:52,448 --> 00:35:54,034
[line ringing]
577
00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:56,965
Okay, I need you to do
something and I need you
to do it very quickly.
578
00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,103
I need you to find
a Target bag.
579
00:35:59,137 --> 00:36:02,310
Go into my truck
in the garage,
580
00:36:02,344 --> 00:36:04,586
and take a picture of it,
like we're going home.
581
00:36:05,965 --> 00:36:08,172
And I need it within,
like, the next minute
582
00:36:08,206 --> 00:36:10,344
because Flori told him
that she went to Target,
583
00:36:10,379 --> 00:36:12,379
and he drove to Target,
and he's there now.
584
00:36:15,379 --> 00:36:17,896
Okay, okay, I got it.
Thank you.
I'm gonna text it now.
585
00:36:17,931 --> 00:36:20,068
I cannot believe
he drove back.
586
00:36:20,103 --> 00:36:21,000
[text tone swooshes]
587
00:36:23,586 --> 00:36:25,206
Oh, my God. I don't know
if he's gonna buy this.
588
00:36:29,620 --> 00:36:34,344
[Roo] Marco has driven
over 30 miles in hopes
of meeting with Flori.
589
00:36:34,379 --> 00:36:36,241
If we can get back
to Connecticut
590
00:36:36,275 --> 00:36:39,000
before he leaves
the shopping center,
591
00:36:39,034 --> 00:36:41,344
we'll have another shot
at following home.
592
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,517
How will we see him?
593
00:36:50,551 --> 00:36:51,896
He should pop down right here.
594
00:36:51,931 --> 00:36:53,137
Right next to
that guard chair.
595
00:36:53,689 --> 00:36:54,689
There he goes.
596
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:58,310
He's [bleep] very nice.
597
00:37:05,965 --> 00:37:08,068
-[Roo] Did he pass?
-[Suda] Yep, he's passed.
598
00:37:08,793 --> 00:37:09,793
[Suda speaking]
599
00:37:10,965 --> 00:37:11,931
[Suda] There he goes.
600
00:37:31,724 --> 00:37:33,551
He's not gonna go...
He can't go...
601
00:37:37,206 --> 00:37:38,586
You gotta be [bleep]
kidding me.
602
00:37:44,724 --> 00:37:46,586
He wouldn't jump
on a parkway though, right?
603
00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:51,379
Nope, he's gone.
604
00:37:51,413 --> 00:37:52,724
-No.
-[Suda] Gone.
605
00:37:52,758 --> 00:37:54,241
Can we try going
the other way?
606
00:37:54,275 --> 00:37:57,931
I mean, we can try,
but this is way too hard
with one car.
607
00:37:59,275 --> 00:38:01,517
You know,
he could've went anywhere.
608
00:38:02,551 --> 00:38:04,586
Sometimes you get lucky,
sometimes you don't.
609
00:38:06,655 --> 00:38:11,241
[Roo] We all thought that
Marco was concerning enough
of an ACM to pursue.
610
00:38:11,275 --> 00:38:13,448
-Showing up at Target...
-Mm.
611
00:38:13,482 --> 00:38:17,344
...is a really scary
turn of events, and I think
escalates him even further.
612
00:38:17,379 --> 00:38:21,137
What's the next step for him?
We still don't know who he is.
613
00:38:21,172 --> 00:38:23,793
It doesn't feel like
that car is, like,
borrowed from a friend
614
00:38:23,827 --> 00:38:26,413
or is, like,
a business car anymore,
615
00:38:26,448 --> 00:38:28,310
because it's full of
dog stuff.
616
00:38:28,344 --> 00:38:30,310
-[Roo] Right, there's
a dog thing in the back.
-That's his personal car.
617
00:38:30,344 --> 00:38:31,517
Yeah.
618
00:38:31,551 --> 00:38:33,172
[Matt] Can we see
where he got it inspected?
619
00:38:33,206 --> 00:38:34,758
[Roo] Title history report?
620
00:38:34,793 --> 00:38:36,413
[Kelly] Look at the history.
621
00:38:36,448 --> 00:38:39,172
-[Matt] Beacon, Beacon,
Beacon.
-[Kelly] Tarrytown.
622
00:38:39,206 --> 00:38:44,241
He said he lived in Tarrytown
before he moved to the Bronx.
623
00:38:44,275 --> 00:38:48,448
Bronxville, Hartsdale,
Hartsdale, Hartsdale,
Hartsdale.
624
00:38:48,482 --> 00:38:49,931
-Stanford.
-[Kelly] Stanford.
625
00:38:49,965 --> 00:38:51,655
[Roo and Kelly gasp]
626
00:38:51,689 --> 00:38:53,931
-What day was that?
-[Kelly] That's, like,
the other day.
627
00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:57,068
-[Matt] Yeah, that was
only six days ago.
-[Roo] That was Friday.
628
00:38:57,103 --> 00:38:58,275
Dude!
629
00:38:58,310 --> 00:39:01,000
I mean, we could see
if he left reviews
for those spots.
630
00:39:01,034 --> 00:39:03,413
Hm, that's a good idea.
631
00:39:03,448 --> 00:39:06,068
[Roo] Though the car's plates
are registered out of state,
632
00:39:06,103 --> 00:39:09,413
the VIN connects it
to a few local repair shops.
633
00:39:09,448 --> 00:39:12,724
The plan now
is to look through hundreds
of online reviews.
634
00:39:12,758 --> 00:39:17,000
On the off chance that Marco
could've posted one,
using his real name.
635
00:39:18,931 --> 00:39:21,241
Google has, like, 900 reviews,
636
00:39:21,275 --> 00:39:23,206
so if somebody else might want
to also jump on that.
637
00:39:23,241 --> 00:39:24,689
All right, yeah,
nothing from Yelp.
638
00:39:25,517 --> 00:39:27,068
-Hold on.
-[Kelly] No way.
639
00:39:27,689 --> 00:39:29,206
-No.
-[gasps]
640
00:39:29,241 --> 00:39:33,137
-Wait...
-[all] Ah!
641
00:39:33,172 --> 00:39:34,206
[Matt] I don't think
that's him.
642
00:39:37,413 --> 00:39:39,034
[Roo] It's taking so long.
643
00:39:49,724 --> 00:39:50,655
[Avalon] Wait, what is it?
644
00:39:51,931 --> 00:39:52,827
[Shelby] Hm?
645
00:39:52,862 --> 00:39:55,275
-It's a [bleep] Tucson, right?
-Yes.
646
00:39:55,310 --> 00:39:58,896
I have him [bleep],
and forgive me, I cannot
pronounce the last name.
647
00:39:58,931 --> 00:40:02,000
Who says his first service
on his [bleep] Tucson.
648
00:40:02,034 --> 00:40:04,034
[Matt] Can you spell
that last name for me?
649
00:40:04,068 --> 00:40:06,724
-[Avalon] Um [bleeping].
-[Matt] Yeah.
650
00:40:06,758 --> 00:40:08,379
[Matt] May have found him
on Facebook.
651
00:40:11,068 --> 00:40:13,413
-[Roo] Stop.
-[Avalon] Oh!
That's the picture.
652
00:40:13,448 --> 00:40:15,068
-Profile picture.
-100%.
653
00:40:15,655 --> 00:40:17,241
[Matt] Yeah.
654
00:40:17,275 --> 00:40:19,034
[Avalon] So for his
Google review, he had left
his first and last name.
655
00:40:19,068 --> 00:40:21,517
We just decided to search that
and see if it happened
to be him,
656
00:40:21,551 --> 00:40:22,862
or if there was another Marco
657
00:40:22,896 --> 00:40:24,862
who happened to own
that same exact vehicle.
658
00:40:24,896 --> 00:40:27,758
And it turns out that it was
in fact his review.
659
00:40:27,793 --> 00:40:29,931
[Roo] Okay, we found him,
this is our guy.
660
00:40:29,965 --> 00:40:33,379
Now we can package it up,
and give it to law enforcement
in New York.
661
00:40:45,862 --> 00:40:49,379
[Roo] We experienced the pain
that a minor victim
may go through.
662
00:40:49,413 --> 00:40:54,482
We identify a perpetrator,
we get all the information
we can,
663
00:40:54,517 --> 00:40:57,724
we package it up
and send it over
to law enforcement.
664
00:40:57,758 --> 00:41:02,206
And aside from
maybe testifying,
that's where our job ends.
665
00:41:02,241 --> 00:41:06,275
Unfortunately, I cannot
force the hand of a prosecutor
666
00:41:06,310 --> 00:41:07,931
or law enforcement or a judge.
667
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:12,310
It's not really our place
to make those decisions.
668
00:41:12,344 --> 00:41:17,241
We are not law enforcement,
we are not judge and jury.
669
00:41:17,275 --> 00:41:21,620
But I know it's a long game,
and sometimes we win
670
00:41:21,655 --> 00:41:25,000
because we stick in it
long enough to win.
671
00:41:28,103 --> 00:41:29,758
-[Edward in distorted voice]
Hello?
-[Roo] Hi.
672
00:41:31,068 --> 00:41:33,379
[Edward] Sorry, I'm just
looking at you.
673
00:41:33,413 --> 00:41:35,103
I don't know if it's
a good thing or a bad thing.
674
00:41:36,827 --> 00:41:37,655
[Edward speaking]
675
00:41:43,172 --> 00:41:44,103
[Edward speaking]
676
00:41:45,275 --> 00:41:46,206
I'm glad I met you, too.
677
00:41:49,241 --> 00:41:50,310
[reporter] Today,
in Canadian County,
678
00:41:50,344 --> 00:41:52,482
a former sheriff's deputy
is sentenced
679
00:41:52,517 --> 00:41:56,275
after being caught
in a sex sting in 2019.
680
00:41:56,310 --> 00:42:00,448
And while awaiting sentencing
for that charge, the man
was caught again
681
00:42:00,482 --> 00:42:02,827
trying to meet with
a teenage girl
682
00:42:02,862 --> 00:42:05,206
who turned out to be
an undercover informant.
683
00:42:05,241 --> 00:42:06,965
As a result of
that second offense,
684
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,620
the judge in the case
increased the man's sentence
685
00:42:09,655 --> 00:42:12,068
from one to two years to ten.
686
00:42:12,103 --> 00:42:17,000
When our suspect reached out
to their undercover profile,
687
00:42:17,034 --> 00:42:19,862
it established a pattern
of behavior.
688
00:42:19,896 --> 00:42:23,793
This[bleep] could've
wound up with something
as low as probation
689
00:42:23,827 --> 00:42:25,655
or minimal jail time.
690
00:42:25,689 --> 00:42:29,275
What she's doing out there
is making a difference
691
00:42:29,310 --> 00:42:31,655
and helping law enforcement
every day,
692
00:42:31,689 --> 00:42:34,034
and to making sure
predators are being
locked up.
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