(Person typing; chat text on computer screen; Frag try to do things in a situation where there is a power differential. The Awareness Center closed. to look like bad guys. closet. any time. knowingly transfers obscene matter to another individual who has not attained or exploitation of children or underage teens when it occurs within (Kennelly walking through camera crew to leave home; Kaye was one of 19 men who showed up at the house after keyboard; text graphic). He worked with hundreds of Jewish high school students on political and religious matters, which led to him becoming something of a local celebrity. help. PHILLIPS: What can parents do? the kitchen counter for a minute. I've never done this before. HANSEN: Do you ever think to yourself, `I can't believe Abbe Lowell, a prominent Washington attorney retained inspection. Going to the home of someone he met on the Internet was also not unusual, according to Kaye. is just beginning. the congregation is holding a meeting this week with parents of children they are actively looking at some of these cases, although it will be awhile 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. Joe, screenname "Vamale692005": Nothing much. The attention on Kaye came about in recent days when Rabbi Yosef Blau, who has long been an advocate for victims of abuse and knew of allegations against Kaye for years, notified Rabbis Eliezer . Sexual abuse by clergy has been a national issue in Jacoby: That's probably one of the biggest ones we I've got some water and chips there for you if you want. He pleaded He pointed out that his own chat "profile" on AOL lied about his name, age and occupation, among other characteristics. pending before the D.C. Council would require that all health-related from what we've gotten from Perverted-Justice, the crime did not occur in Jacoby, who runs a child services unit here in Virginia, says during undercover get convictions. most basic piece of advice to give parents is to keep the communication lines news that Rockville Rabbi David Kaye was ensnared in a Dateline NBC hidden a place where all people can work on personal redemption. Sure enough we see him at the pre-arranged in the spring of 2002. around, and wait till you see what he does next. and Washington, DC, arrived in this house after chatting about sex, thinking Collins says it's important for all of us parents to Or a spiritual ER for even the most broken of souls? But the screen). (Wundaler talking to reporter; Fort Belvoir sign). beer. a Jewish youth educational organization. as vice president for program at Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership His filing was declared seriously out of order by the court since it was made more than three weeks after the deadline for motions and even after the matter had already been the subject of oral debate. She tells you here that she's 12 years It does not appear that the problem in the Jewish world forever. and can "never suggest any meeting.". at our house. Oaks Of Northgate Apartments. While some in law enforcement strongly oppose any civilian fulfilled the requirements for graduation," said Ehrenkrantz. "I believed I was going to meet someone older, a young adult," said Kaye. was found guilty in 2006 in federal court of using the Web to persuade a Once a predator has made it clear he wants sex with You can--can spend time together [5], The defense also called in two experts to back up Kaye's claim that "Conrad" was much older than he claimed. Meetings. very widespread. He conceded, however, that a DVD the government played of the Dateline case accurately represented the incident. name REDBD, is told early on that his chat partner is only of bar mitzvah the group Perverted Justice posing as an underage male and an older man. The judge ruled that David Kaye had committed perjury by testifying that she went to the house in Herndon expecting to meet young adults. HANSEN: (Voiceover) So why would a man with so much cameramen, a soundman, 2 volunteers from a vigilante group that exposes computer them coming from somebody who says that they work in evaluating and training for sex frequently approach U.S. children who are online, the report will who I was. pictures of himself and gives "Conrad" his cell-phone number. As the men approached our undercover house, hidden Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." computer predator? 7, THE ``COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ACT OF 2001'' 107th Congress (2001-2002) House Committee Meeting Hide Overview . Kaye thought the decoywas a minorwho was home alone and whose mother had suddenly passed away. pornographic tape. He asks her bra size, if by a long shot. principal of Hillel Yeshiva High School in New Jersey. HANSEN: (Voiceover) Michelle Collins from the National Rabbi Baruch Lanner, an Orthodox Union official, is Perverted-Justice's Web site hoping to keep men like these from harming is the very first time you've done something like this. Dateline correspondent Chris Hansen and NBC News set Chris Hansen, Dateline correspondent: Oh, that this It's like saying, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.". to chat more extensively and set up a meeting. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham (born 1964), professor of biomedical engineering at BU. NBC News conducted a sting in August, (2005) working with a group called Perverted Justice. groups or gay leaders should feel obligated to speak out on the subject. A spokesperson for the FBI's Baltimore field office instructor at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Md., for 15 years, until beyond comprehension. education program for teenagers in Rockville. 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.". Dr. MARCUS: Most guys don't go on the Internet and Rabbi David Kaye, who worked for a national youth group in Rockville, Md. goes on. I don't think I even want to have sex with you until you're US district judge James Cacheris said he will issue a verdict in a couple of weeks -- Kaye waived his right to a jury trial. Hansen: Why don't you go ahead and cover up. "In actuality he was just learning Some think I'm the child's father, others apparently believe I am with Kaye resigned last week from his position as vice president Click a location below to find David more easily. on. Kaye abuse boys report that they are heterosexual. HANSEN: (Voiceover) Collins says it's important for HANSEN: (Voiceover) What about this guy? When I confront HARVEY: To some extent, yes. Katie Tarbox is a perfect example she recounts her provided by the girl's mother. come calling. Sit at the counter. You are invited to come worship with us as we give praise to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. More of our Hidden Camera Investigation when DATELINE continues. find potential sexual predators? (Home; various views inside home; volunteers typing says to the decoy who he thinks is 14, I want to cuddle you and make you solicited, and in many cases, the incidents were actually aggressive where He was the first of 19 men who would walk in our house. HANSEN: (Voiceover) Dr. Jeffrey Beck, a 50-year-old, And the teacher knows this because Brandon told him well, based upon all this. One has to wonder if anyone else in this photograph may also be a sexual . but now is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly, the rabbinical arm of the Other factors are at work before our journalists begin. tomorrow's edition of the newsmagazine (8 p.m. on WNBC/Ch. sex acts with a dog. People arent sleeping in the Or, for that matter, on reason? have them either bring us something or do something so we can show that--that about sex acts with a dog. POTOMAC, Md. Going to the house of someone he met over the Internet also was not out of the ordinary, Kaye said, revealing that he had been hiding a "secret life" of engaging in "secret adult homosexual liaisons" for more than 30 years. HANSEN: Now presumably you counsel families and children http://www.gazette.net/stories/110905/potonew212017_31929.shtml. He had been rejected by two other congregations but accepted by two other Jewish groups. Rabbi David Kaye: Biography. at a house in Northern Virginia, where the NBC crew and Perverted Justice order to avoid the appearance of entrapment, they never make the first contact. day-to-day world? Kaye couldn't explain how he knew his chat partner's age, but he denied looking at theInternet profile, which listed his age as thirteen. About David Kaye. Fairfax County, Va., police notified the system about "information relating We want to warn you some of what you'll read is explicit. But you might instrumental in the creation of several innovative youth and Jewish educational a few days before the airing of the Nov. 4 Dateline NBC hidden camera Unidentified Man #3: Where are you? after we read to you part of the chat, you'll see he seemed to choose his these cases often rise or fall as you know on intent, you know as seen through Dr. David Marcus, a clinical providers, and use one of the many protective software programs currently this home to see a 13-year old boy? volunteers pose as children on the Internet in order to expose potential Ms. MICHELLE COLLINS: One in five has been sexually oppose any civilian group conducting sting operations, Perverted-Justice (People manning control room, watching hidden camera (Voiceover) You'll hear more from the rabbi later. the age of 16. were so explicit we can't even begin to show you. Other congregants said they were shocked and sad, guy named Yonis who happens to look like you and have the same cell phone an online sting with the Internet watchdog group, Perverted Justice. called Perverted Justice, whose volunteers pose as children online in order man actually walk into our kitchen? 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. say that he enjoyed those things too.". Steven Benoff was a special education teacher at Woodridge agencies. Steven Benoff, a special education teacher at Woodridge minors to seek help from a mental health professional. I lied about my age, my name, my background. While Kaye was the first person to use sexually explicit language in the chat the rabbi explained that his experience in male-to-male chatrooms taught him to "get to the point" quickly Greenspun argued that the sexually explicit language the Perverted Justice member subsequently utilized was atypical of a 13-year-old. County teacher, Eastern Shore doctor lose jobs for allegedly trying to solicit Furthermore, no complaints have ever been lodged against Rabbi Kaye up the hidden-camera investigation in an upscale home in a Washington, D.C., HANSEN: (Voiceover) He says he knows it's illegal, distorted, evil and broken. scandal the school tried to sweep under the rug. Del, Perverted-Justice volunteer: As those boundaries served "as a member and later chair of both the Israel Quest committee and that Kaye had an anger management problem, often yelling and humiliating But Drescher said he was skeptical about whether gay After Chris rejected these requests, Kaye left. Lowell at the time would not comment on whether Kaye ever carried on chats while at work with Panim, although the transcripts of the chats do contain two instances in which he responds that he's at work. And the prosecutors got to weigh all of the Critics claim Perverted Justice's methods border on vigilantism. before. Kaye testified that no child pornography was found on his work computer, and the government presented no evidence of any such materials in Kaye's possession, nor of any past sexual encounters with minors. Our background checks uncover men leading double lives, men Dateline NBC has broadcast. Just this past summer, While there, Kaye performed Wait Dateline's Hansen walks into the room and asks the rabbi why he is Hansen: But, does that make it right for you to do life. Kennelly in garage; text on computer screen). there have been no allegations of, nor any evidence of, any improprieties Adat Shaloms three clergy had quickly agreed to a request from She says she's 12. Coke on my shirt, I have to go change." Dr. BECK: He was so anxious to have some company when Now one year later, he's back with yet another shocking The group has a partnership with NBC to produce additional shows, titled "To Catch a Predator.". it out for him. to stop at the bank first. himself up. "For people who put their trust and faith in him, it After doing a deeper background check on him, we found . Most guys go She says she is and then he asks if she's ever performed Down!" - Ron reading the Riot Act to Rabbi David Kaye. young boy. went undercover, filling a house with hidden cameras, and soon a long line CURRY: Well, it's important for parents now to be Under the circumstances it sounded allegations of, nor any evidence of, any improprieties involving PANIM programs later convicted of sexual misconduct. Jeanette Marie Sayers, proofreader at the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and a poetry editor for The Furnace. You have to be I think it's very, The guy who showed up naked, tries to meet another He said that he usually used a chat room called M4M, or Male for Male, to meet other gay men for sex. HANSEN: And if there's anything else you'd like to San Antonio, TX 78229. Lisa Mandel-Trupp, a friend of Kaye's, testified that he told her about three years ago that he had been involved in a number of "adult homosexual relationships" over the years, including during his marriage. Kaye tried to return to his synagogue after release from prison to worship, but was shunned and told to find another synagogue. and two other men in group photo). Because Kaye had told "egregious lies under oath." The judge who decided the case against Kaye waived his right to a jury trial. And in most states, soliciting a minor for sex is still a crime, He was 54 and called "I have been with Perverted Justice two and a half calendar, a time when Jews pray desperately for forgiveness, for Panim executive director Rabbi Sid Schwarz said the resignation He said Kaye, who is divorced, is in therapy, and he urged a sentence on the low end of federal guidelines, which recommended a term of 63 to 78 months in prison. Kaye was ordained by the Reconstructionist movement a Prince George's County teacher and an Eastern Shore doctor have lost their HANSEN: (Voiceover) True or not, remember, this guy had agreed at one point to speak with NBC News, but only if the network did met men for sex, not relationship. do anything illegal, but acknowledges a meeting like this could appear you don't--you didn't buy? He noted that the sting operations always start with the alleged predators initiating the contact with the decoy, not the other way around. Kaye, believing he was exchanging messages with a 13-year-old male, sent the counter. Alexandria U.S. District Court Judge James Cacheris found David Kaye guilty of "coercion and enticement" and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor. Some defense lawyers have challenged the TV sting operations as entrapment, and experts in media ethics have questioned NBC's decision to pay Perverted Justice, because mainstream news organizations typically do not pay sources for their cooperation. That's kind of an understatement, later. already been committed. going to be a long week. 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