Оригінальна назва
To Catch a Predator
Випущено
11.11.2004
Країна
US
Жанр
Документальний
Статус
Завершено
Кількість сезонів
1
Кількість епізодів
20
To Catch a Predator is an American reality television series that features hidden camera investigations by the television newsmagazine program Dateline NBC. It was devoted to impersonating underage people and detaining male adults who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons. People were lured to meet with a decoy under the pretense of sexual contact and then confronted. Show host Chris Hansen clarified in an interview with NPR News that these subjects should be labeled as potential sexual predators, and not pedophiles. "Pedophiles have a very specific definition, people who are interested in prepubescent sex," he stated. The series premiered in November 2004, and featured 12 investigations in total held across the United States. The investigations were conducted as undercover sting operations with the help of on-line watchdog group Perverted-Justice. Since the third installment, law enforcement and other officials were also involved, leading to the arrests of most individuals caught. No new episodes have aired since December 2007. NBC affiliates WTMJ in Milwaukee, KSHB in Kansas City and WBRE have also done local versions of To Catch a Predator. Various spin-offs have aired in the same format, including To Catch a Con Man, To Catch an ID Thief, To Catch a Car Thief and To Catch an i-Jacker, which featured iPod thieves. To Catch a Predator is also aired on FX and Crime & Investigation Network in the United Kingdom, the Crime & Investigation Network in Australia and New Zealand and FOX Crime in Portugal.
Behind the scenes.
On October 22, 2007, the Warren County District Attorney's Office announced that 29 men were arrested in an internet child sex sting conducted by local police in conjunction with Perverted Justice and Dateline NBC. Footage of this sting operation aired in an installment of the To Catch a Predator series on December 28, 2007. This is the twelfth investigation covered by Dateline and host Chris Hansen since the series began in 2004. Perverted Justice partnered with the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation as well as the Attorney General's office in three separate sting operations in three cities in Kentucky, but Dateline NBC was only involved in the Bowling Green portion of the operation. The female decoy used by Dateline in this operation was the same decoy they had used in the New Jersey operation though her hairstyle was different in order to avoid the possibility of being recognized by one of the predators who had watched the New Jersey investigation. Only seven men showed up to the house during Dateline's portion of the investigation, a sharp decline from previous Dateline investigations. One man arrested claimed to be a police officer in Indiana, although he was only a cadet and was fired before he graduated from the police academy. Kentucky police attempted to taser him when he ran, screaming, back into the house as police confronted him. Another arrestee was a man with cerebral palsy who walked with a cane and admitted to chatting inappropriately with underage girls before. All men arrested face 5–10 years in prison if convicted.
Chris Hansen's report on the dangers of Internet chat rooms for kids includes a hidden-camera investigation and suggestions on how to protect children from online predators.
Chris Hansen offers a second update to his investigation into online predators and the hazards of Internet chat rooms for children.
Chris Hansen travels to Ohio and Florida to file the first in a new series of hidden-camera reports on alleged online sexual predators as part of the ongoing “To Catch a Predator” series.
Chris Hansen's investigation into alleged Internet predators continues.
Correspondent Chris Hansen's “To Catch a Predator” report on Florida raps up.
Chris Hansen journeys to Harris County, Ga., to investigate alleged Internet predators.
Chris Hansen presents the second part of his hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators. His investigation is based in Harris County, Ga.
Chris Hansen journeys to Petaluma, Cal., to continue his hidden-camera investigation into alleged Internet predators.
Chris Hansen's hidden-camera investigation into alleged Internet predators continues in Petaluma, Cal.
Chris Hansen reports on alleged Internet predators in Long Beach, Cal., in Part 1 of his latest “To Catch a Predator” series.
Chris Hansen presents Part 2 of his hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators in Long Beach, Cal.
Chris Hansen presents a hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators based in Murphy, Texas.
The conclusion of correspondent Chris Hansen's two-part investigation into alleged Internet predators based in Murphy, Texas.
Chris Hansen investigates alleged Internet predators in a hidden-camera report from Flagler Beach, Fla.
The conclusion of Chris Hansen's two-part investigation into alleged Internet predators based in Flagler Beach, Fla.
Chris Hansen investigates alleged Internet predators in a hidden-camera report from Ocean County, N.J.
The conclusion of Chris Hansen's investigation of alleged Internet predators in Ocean County, N.J.
Chris Hansen corners alleged Internet stalkers in Bowling Green, Ky., in the 12th edition of "To Catch a Predator.
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