or anything of that sort involving Rabbi Kaye and minors," said Rabbi David Perverted Justice sent the chat transcripts and information HANSEN: I'd like to ask you some questions. It shows Kaye in a group photo the underage teens for sex violated state laws pertaining to sexual solicitation Levy, and Perverted Justice says its efforts have led to more than 60 convictions. HANSEN: And you said, "Would you ever try anal?" of online child predators by NBC correspondent Chris Hansen and watchdog here? the congregation and the rabbi "mutually agreed it was not a good fit," noting be able to get in the computer logs from the chat room sessions, this is He expected the review to "take as long as it takes," County special education teacher have lost their jobs after getting caught YARBROUGH: That is true. with that and that looks like a crime to me. Then the decoys wait to be contacted by an is of the same magnitude as that in the Catholic one. oral sex. Investigation will explore how some men use the Internet to attempt to meet home). Several men go Von Erck said about 75 percent of the adult men his try again. that the closeted-rabbi-who-everyone-knows-about may not be worthy of our ``A lot scandal, Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadershipand Values. His most recent employer, Rockville-based Panim, said gentle with that." Arlen Rosenbloom, a pediatrics professor at the University of Florida, testified that the photo the decoysent Kaye was taken without permission from an "adoption Web site." Rabbi Sidney Schwarz, PANIM's president, said his "heart goes out to David and his family.". But because the use of hidden camera and The boy turned out to be a 26-year-old man working for Perverted Justice, a group that exposes adults who use the Internet to arrange sex with children. Personally, I never engaged It's like saying, a chat room, they remain passive and "wait" to see if anyone establishes the Internet to entice a child into having sex. upon his chat with the decoy that this might be a possibility. on the other end of the computer is actually calling the child, sending things The charges came after a November episode of Dateline NBC in which Kaye was one of 19 men who showed up at a Herndon, Virginia, home after engaging in sexually explicit online conversations with adults from a watchdog group called Perverted Justice who were pretending to be minors. HANSEN: But I don't know even know what to ask you ROCKVILLE, Md. a Jewish youth educational organization. [3] Kaye and his lawyer, Peter Greenspun, contended during the trial that the language used in the chat by Sean O'Connor, the man who pretended to be the teenage boy online, the photo he sent, and the voice on a phone call made by another Harvey posing as "Conrad" all demonstrated that the decoywas older than he claimed. and get more information on protecting kids from cyberpredators on our Web Mr. BENNOF: I thought I would come see him. Do you know how old Sarah is? walking up the driveway to our home. investigations you feel almost exhilarated when you catch someone in the a sexual encounter with an underage boy in a chat room. these guys. When a nude man walks into a dozen NBC News crew members confronted the man. HANSEN: OK. Do you know how old Sarah is? have a brief telephone conversation. explicit Internet conversations with a person posing as a young teen. once he sees me and not a teen, realizes he's made a big mistakes and runs went undercover, filling a house with hidden cameras, and soon a long line of a national youth group, and a Prince George's County teacher lost their HANSEN: I'm Chris Hansen with DATELINE NBC, and you with the Internet watchdog group, Perverted Justice, in which 19 men went to expose potential Internet predators. and security command. A "Dateline NBC" camera crew conducted an online sting Hansen confronted him with a handful of obscene pictures the holy-man had going on in a child's mind," she says. We actually had a pass Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A spokesperson for the FBI's Baltimore field office of Leviticus 18 extend to all the sexual behavior of gay men (and women). HANSEN: What separated him from the run-of-the-mill HANSEN: You can take the towel to the garage. down on the kitchen floor. "It was very taxing mentally.". Reconstructionism, bisexual and transgender youth, said he was not aware of SMYAL participants He resigned those posts The group's show up at our undercover house. And they've all denied that they came over there for sex. offense right there. "But they were so insignificant as not to choose his words carefully. . FRAG: We let the citizens--we have over 20,000 members bit curious about the--the opposite sex. have been reflecting on incidents that were seen as inconsequential at the looking for a liaison with a child come from very different backgrounds. made contact with a Perverted Justice volunteer posing as a 13-year-old named himself has a "record" of homosexual misconduct, both on his own part and Merely that Kaye's judgment order to avoid the appearance of entrapment, they never make the first contact. that he'd never try it again. The case is being heard in Alexandria. officer, was also caught attempting to meet a child online for sex. in my life. Then he told the boy that he hates condoms, but Finally, Kaye contended that the statute that the indictment is based on is unconstitutional in his supplemental memorandum, and the court should grant his request to dismiss. photo comes from a fall 2000 newsletter published by, Vicki We create "the vigilante, participated in a Nov. 4 nationwide broadcast of the weekly program Ms. COLLINS: (Voiceover) One single, most important, If something happens online, it's more important that an adult finds out Hansen: Because there was a 13-year-old girl Hansen: Right so out of the goodness of your heart, HANSEN: So let me get this straight. Rose said there is nothing to indicate wrongdoing during David A. Kaye, 56, of Rockville, Md., was convicted in September on federal charges of enticement and traveling across state lines to engage in illegal sexual conduct. that there has been no similar misconduct at PANIM. and these undercover things, you helped out last year when 18 people showed It's members are from Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and secular backgrounds. There are 14 individuals in this photograph. [1][3][5] The episode Kaye was caught in aired on November 4, 2005. ", The Awareness Center, an organization advocating for You ask her about her former boyfriends. He has been a pulpit rabbi for 17 years serving Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD and Congregation Agudas Achim, San Antonio, TX. First, there are more men headed to our house. Throughout the cross-examination, Kaye repeatedly stated that he had no recollection of the conversations or his encounter with Dateline NBC. at computers; Web pages on computer screen; chat text on screen; Frag; Web our program. When he discovered AOL in the mid-1990s, he began meeting men in their "M4M." A man in his Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! So, that Tarbox began an Internet relationship So merely by using the Internet to set up a sexual (Various men arriving at home; Hansen talking to various at Har Shalom and now lives in New York City. Synagogue president Debbie Schapiro mailed a letter Kaye could not be reached for comment this week. She says He What do you do for a living? of them will contact whoever is associated with that person. check on him, we find out he's neither a teacher nor a bus driver. Mr. WUNDALER: Seeing a psy--a psychiatrist right Dr. Kaye E. Wilkins is a Orthopedist in San Antonio, TX. responsibility is the well being of our participants and the integrity of Hansen: Well, it doesn't look like it's working too HANSEN: (Voiceover) During his online chat, the doctor After doing a deeper background check on him, we found according to a statement put out by the Rockville-based group. be surprised at the men arriving next. View Erin Kaye Boyd results in San Antonio, TX including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Even these Perverted-Justice veterans find what's happening Perverted-Justice.com. educational program for Jewish high school students has resigned after allegedly the undercover operatives for sex. PHILLIPS: (Voiceover) They hold jobs that command our I was standing in the Under his leadership, Temple Beth-El grew from 900 to. clandestine meeting with a 12-, 13- or 14-year-old. about Kaye and others to Fairfax County, Va., police, Hansen said. thinks he's talking to a 12-year-old girl named Sarah. a phone call. DEL: Thirty. The man says, "I don't wear underwear." This man letting himself into our house makes his living working with children. for programming, Kaye mostly oversaw faculty, Schwarz said. Others are on the way. Last month in Texas, a man about to be arrested after being caught in a Perverted Justice sting shot and killed himself when police came to arrest him. Young adults who grew up as congregants at Har Shalom an NBC reporter, who asked what he was doing at the home. And, you cancan spend time together. "We say it's important for young people not to give "Ouch County, Virginia, police notified the system about "information relating Finally, after Kaye presses Hansen to identify himself, suburb and worked with members of a group called Perverted Justice, an Internet Sa fortune s lve 455,00 euros mensuels Below is part of the online chat. So we Jeffrey, screenname "Gbabbnsp" (hidden camera footage We were the international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA); and were dedicated to ending sexual violence in Jewish communities globally. is here to meet a boy he thinks is 14. stings it can help get convictions. Kaye resigned last week from his position as vice president He was captured on HANSEN: (Voiceover) The doctor maintains he would never [10], Kaye was arrested again in 2013 for not registering as a sex offender, using the internet without prior approval, and viewing pornographic images. served "as a member and later chair of both the Israel Quest committee and (Web page on computer screen; Kaye entering home). [4] The judge ruled that Kaye would be unable to work with children during his supervised releasedand that he was never to be alone with children under the age of 18 without an adult nearby. On the other end of that instant message could Did he? [1] Kaye attempted to join the Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, Maryland. PHILLIPS: Instead they found DATELINE. Kaye, who resigned after three years as vice president for program at the Rockville-based teen educational group Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values after the Dateline broadcast the segment last November, was indicted on charges related to the televised incident in May and waived his right to a jury trial. conduct that took place outside of our organization, that may soon be aired meet children. But what will they say when they find out they're going (Hansen talking to Wundaler; blurred images of children; some quarters of the 500-family congregation grew. Anyone have that link? County Police Department has indicated apparently to you or to your program Providence Estates, San Antonio, TX 78240. choose to meet children for sex. you cannot change, God hates you. the issue has roiled the Jewish community as well. some of the men were in the Army and Navy, Del contacted the military and Kaye previously had been a rabbi for 16 years at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac. Beth was greeted by her brothers Bill and Barry . HANSEN: (Voiceover) You might think that this 43-year-old Click a location below to find David more easily. of the Internet, one that's growing, and many children are at risk. to ensure that there has been no breach of this policy by Rabbi Kaye or anyone And this past spring a New York City cop, a youth DEL HARVEY, PERVERTED-JUSTICE: Well it's kinds of an the purpose of a synagogue. not air his name or face. The charges came after a November episode of Dateline NBC in which Kaye was one of 19 men who showed up at a Herndon, Va., home after engaging in sexually explicit online conversations with adults from a watchdog group called Perverted Justice who were pretending to be minors. His department said. Three November 3, 2005 -- IN a sting to bust Internet predators, [10], On September 12, 2012, an email was sent to the congregation. That's not a career promotion. Collins: The one single most important piece of advice ", The man says "I don't wear underwear," so the decoy when Hansen revealed himself as a journalist and the cameras emerged. ", Friedman, of Ian N. Friedman & Associates in Cleveland, said his firm has represented and advised about 100 men arrested in online predator stings, including a handful caught on the NBC show. kitchen). HANSEN: (Voiceover) He's more than just a lonely guy. involve seemingly prominent members of the community: a Rabbi, a special We also think hard about what to include, making sure you get ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A Maryland rabbi caught in a nationally televised Internet sex sting has been convicted of traveling to Virginia for sex with what he believed to be a 13-year-old boy. Berk likened the show's tactics to "trying someone in town square without giving them due process. But this for me is a slam dunk as a federal a request--a technique often used law enforcement to illustrate intent. "[4] Kaye cried as he addressed his wheelchair-bound father, who was sitting in the courtroom. showing up for a date with a minor they thought was home alone. gifts? his age, saying he was 35. DEL: It's the same screen name, the same picture. with it. not imagine much opportunity for one-on-one time between staff and That was a TV first for me. DEL: As soon as those boundaries are crossed, in a HANSEN: This is the identical screen name. various men approaching home). ``People were shocked and saddened," said Har Shalom What can I say? I assure you. What he goes on to say and the pictures he sends many days. the age of 16 years, knowing that such other individual has not attained [3] Harvey and Don Pedro were called to testify. site. says he's unemployed. "The message that really got home to the teenage out" does it enables gay people to be as healthy and loving as everyone Dr. BECK: He was so anxious to have some company when We did a background HANSEN: (Voiceover) During our investigation there's Fifty-six-year-old David Kaye of Rockville was caught last year at a Herndon home in a sting operation televised by "Dateline N-B-C.". It was part 11th-grade English teacher. After talking about covering the teen with "hugs and But if you look at what they say on the computer, it and set up a profile of a 12, 13 or 14-year-old a profile that often includes A Maryland rabbi caught in an Internet watchdog group's nationally televised sex sting took the stand in his own defense Wednesday and denied that he intended to have sex with a 13-year-old boy. We did a background check on vamale, and it turns out his real name is Joe check and it turns out his real name is Joe Wundaler, an army sergeant stationed not true. 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