People who knew men on "To Catch A Predator" before the show, what were they like?

[@x.SE7EN.x314]

Nickelodeon stating they have “zero tolerance for any misdeeds involving children” is the best joke I’ve heard all week😂

[@SomeGaymerNerd]

especially considering john k, creator of ren and stimpy 💀

[@historianKelly]

Max (formerly HBO Max) is set to air a special series starting March 17 (2024) about the child predators and the behind-the-scenes problems with predatory behavior at Nickelodeon. From their trailer, it seems that some of the survivors are telling their stories in public for the first time, and some are still so traumatized, they will not be revealing their identities - that's just my impression from the trailer, and I may be wrong about that second part, but they did allude to the idea that some of these stories have never been told before.

[@garganrose]

Yeah, especially considering that I once heard that they ended up hiring that guy back.

[@Digyaldemsuga]

Dan Schneider

[@GamingDrummer89]

I was gonna say, they should run this same background check on Dan Schneider....guy's sketchy as heck and there's video footage of some of his behavior, too.

[@witchy90210]

In families "no one knew" is often code for "we ignore it" because they think its better to keep up appearances and "not ruin the family" by aknowledging whats happening.

[@monal3544]

Do you have any advice for victims in this kind of situation?

[@witchy90210]

@@emmet_xrcmiy3 I have only seen it so much in cases I see in videos, its just so horrible. How families will act to defend the cumprit honestly because of fear of what could happen if the secret got out is just disgusting. I am so sorry that anyone has to go through that.

[@stacyfincher]

I have some advice based on actual experience. Cut ties with all of the, I know it sounds harsh but trust me you will be emotionally better for it. Also, write letters to everyone that had a hand in hurting you and get everything and mean EVERYTHING out in them. You don't have to mail them or give them to the people but you will be surprised how good it feels to get it out. And lastly forgive but don't forget, the only thing you are accomplishing by carrying around hurt and anger is giving them power over your life. I hope some of this helps you. ❤​@@monal3544

[@Eva-nv5lw]

My family lore had a great great uncle or something, rumor was he touched the kids. He disappeared. Family never talked about it again. In this case it was never talked about again, but for good reason,

[@HarleyQ604]

That may be true sometimes, but I wouldn't be as bold as to just say that it's OFTEN. Because that is far from true. My own daughter came to me last summer, to tell me that she's been sexually abused (my words not hers) she was 11 when she told me, and she thinks she was about 6 or 7 when this happened, multiple times. Now when I tell you that I was SHOCKED I'm not exaggerating at all. It actually terrifies me to the core, how there were ZERO hints to this happening. This guy had known my child since before she was born. My daughter grew up with this guys son, he was close to our family. This was her dads best f-ing friend! He was like an uncle to my child, and she called him "uncle T*****" He even lived with my daughter and her dad for a few years (apparently the abuse didnt start until after that though) But when I say none of us NOONE suspected a thing, I mean it. Even my mother who is always on gaurd for creeps due to her abuse in childhood, would never have thought that this guy specifically would have ever done this. It scares me so much, because had you asked me before my daughter told me, if I trusted this guy alone with my kids, I would have asked you if you were crazy. I would have said "100% why wouldnt I? Are you nuts of course i do" and that is even knowing the statistics of it almost always being a family member or close friend. I had no idea that he had done this to my child, if i had it would never have happened. If my kids dad had seen ANY even slightly strange behaviors, he would have killed this guy. There were NO signs AT ALL. So please before you claim that most people just ignore it, think twice because there isnt always an obvious thing to be ignored. I pray that you NEVER have to go through finding out that you trusted the wrong person near your child. Because I dont think any of us will ever forgive ourselves for the things we didnt see, the abuse we didnt stop, because he knew EXACTLY how to blend in and not raise any suspension.

[@aivlysplath]

Guess Nickelodeon just “didn’t know” about the disgusting acts of Dan Schneider 🙄😒😤

[@jenerin905]

People who make others a lot of money tend to get a pass.

[@CrytoZ_ButCool]

hush money, amigo hush money

[@buckiemohawk3643]

Dan was really good at getting fetish acts disguised on tv. He was also like a lot of the producers of the time that were total aholes and bullies because the people above them were much worse

[@kaosforever2008]

Viacom paid him to leave from what I read

[@buckiemohawk3643]

he was paid off. He was just a total jerk to work for... and yeah the feet stuff is creepy and done for his own amusement but he just one in a literal sea of snakes@@kaosforever2008

[@hannahsings19]

My ex step dad was caught by Truckers Against Predators a few years ago. Im not sure if you can find the video, but he actually shits himself during the sting 😂😂😂😂😂

[@noracola5285]

I wish I had an ex stepdad 😞

[@elyaqui5324]

Did you grow up with "Shits in pants"? Lol If so, did you suspect he was a Sick Shite?

[@elyaqui5324]

​@@noracola5285what? Dude what the Fu*k is wrong with you?

[@ChaosTheoriesLuxe]

Wow! Yall are OK though? I know some of these things can drag a family thru some s*it. A family member being arrested for something horrific.

[@danniellesloane]

Sending love to you ​@@noracola5285

[@dynogamergurl]

The red dead redemption horse trails are far better to enjoy the stories with. As pretty as the Minecraft parkour is I find it a bit nauseating at times

[@russiaspyromaniac2423]

Yeah too much movement this is nice :)

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

Yeah, exactly. I mostly listen in the background of working, but occasionally I'll look over and it's like BAM colour and movement. This is more calming.

[@theConquerersMama]

Thank you I was wondering what game it was. My son actually looked over to follow the horse.

[@ma13volent]

Dude I thought I was the only one. Have to just close up my laptop cuz I get so nauseous while watching MC Parkour stories

[@dynogamergurl]

@@ma13volent I normally don’t get dizzy or nauseous from those types of videos idk if maybe it was the colors of the park or or if there was like a wide angle fish eye effect on it. But there was some about them that made the room spinny 😅

[@lalalalaaAa123]

Predators only act like predators ✨to their prey✨. “I never saw any signs!!” Why would you? You’re not his prey. You wouldn’t ever think of a blue jay as being a threat, because you’re not a worm. The moral of the story is: don’t ever disregard a victims story of your friend/family member/acquaintance hurting them just because YOU have never been their choice of victim.

[@hwgray]

"Predators only act like predators to their prey." Tell it! That's true of other kinds of abusers, too.

[@Fairiegurl101]

@@hwgray "That's true of other kinds of abusers" yeah, that's what made it so hard for me to talk about the neglect and abuse I suffered at the hands of my mom. She was a single parent (father died when I was 8) and she was the "cool mom" who let me and my friends eat in the living room (she was too lazy to clean off the dining room table), stay up late during sleep overs (she would pass out around 7pm from pulling an all nighter reading her bible, or just stay up all night reading said bible and ignore us kids), and was otherwise very lenient... when other people were watching. As soon as the door closed behind my friends backs, it was endless screaming and berating about what a mess the house was (immediately after my messy friends left because, hey, your mom is the "cool mom" who doesn't get mad at messes!) and telling me that if I wanted to have dinner that night, I'd have to make it myself because she "wasn't hungry" (she did a LOT of fasting and prayer) or because I was such a bad kid that I didn't deserve her cooking for me. Long story short, when I'd complain about my mom to said friends, they would disparage me by saying things like "but your mom is so cool! That doesn't sound like her at all. My mom/dad is waaaaaay worse and [describes something a normal parent would do to discipline their kid]" And don't get me started on the quote unquote "trusted" adults I tried to get help from. "You're over reacting. Your mom loves you. You have to understand that she's going through a lot, too. This isn't just about you." Listen. When. Kids. Say. They. Are. Abused. Period.

[@Clover298]

I do not wish to discredit anyone here, but I would like to state that there are always signs, even if they’re very hard to find, that someone is a predator/abuser. Always keep your eye on people, you never know what people may be hiding and who may need help.

[@erikeriks]

That is actually a very good point that I'm going to be stealing in a lot of conversations I'm in from now on.

[@castrinecubique983]

@@Clover298 the big problem is most people not caring enough to notice when it's not directed at them.

[@SpaceCowboy42X]

At one time my cousin had a boyfriend, around the time I was 11 or 12, and the family made sure that me and all the younger cousins knew that his name was Chester the Molester,. The whole family called him that straight to his face until eventually she broke up with him. Turns out that's exactly who he was

[@EmmersonCole]

Ok, your family is based and your younger cousins won the lottery.

[@Ryukikon]

?? Was she 11?? This story has many holes. I am confused?

[@StephBer1]

@@Ryukikon Reread it. The writer was 11 or 12, not the cousin.

[@cosmosadorabilis7677]

Your family did amazing!

[@antisocialal4799]

@@EmmersonColeNah. If they were based, they wouldn’t invite the cousin and bf to the function. Why tf would you invite a predator a place around kids? Protect children, not adults feelings.

[@kimmiramone]

Thank you for pointing out the thing about underage assault. I was assaulted by a 19 yr old when I was 14. He groomed me so I didnt really know it was assault, but it was.

[@scrumpcity]

i’m really sorry this happened to you, and I hope you’re doing much better now.

[@kimmiramone]

@scrumpcity Thank you. I am a 58 yr old grandmother of 2 now. Funny how stuff stays with you.

[@evangelynecollins]

This happened to me too, I was 15 and he claimed to be 19. I didn't find out that he was actually in his 20s until I was 18

[@cjb2749]

When I was in school, junior and senior guys targeting the freshmen ("fresh meat") girls was accepted as typical🤢 It was so commonplace, it didn't even occur to me question it until years later, shortly after I found out that I was pregnant with a baby girl.

[@nereaa7896]

Hi, im curious about what you meant with grooming and that you did not know it was an assault. Was it that you did not know what sex was? Or are you saying it was an assault because you were under the age of consent? English is not my first languaje, sorry. I hope i wasnt rude, it was not my intention

[@insanecurity]

Dude I can’t tell the stories apart while listening because you start a new one in the same breath you end the last one 😭

[@dcfuksurmom]

he literally says the story number in between them

[@mariannaatrash9410]

Agreed! Wish we had a lil transition music. Since a lot of us are listening while doing tasks, I definitely miss the “story 5”. Overall great video & content, I think some of us just need more transitions

[@SaraRankins.]

He says the story numbers

[@johnnyboygriffin5764]

It's an AI doing the voice

[@SaraRankins.]

@@johnnyboygriffin5764 no this is a real person

[@caleb_too]

My Grand Aunts’ Son (My Fathers’ Cousin) wasn’t technically featured on this specific show, but they had an episode of him on the KZbin channel “Predator Poachers” a month back. He was found to have 6 GB’s of child you know what on his phone. Aswell as admitting to sexually assaulting the kids he babysat. He admitted to being child you know what addict for about 15 years. Which really nerves me because he was at every single family gathering. He’d always be by the kids. He never touched us or anything but he was creepy. He was nice but also creepy. He messed up his life around 2021. He got divorced and was homeless for about a week before living in the basement of my great grandmothers house. He also got fired due to Covid and just messed up his life overall. He is a sick individual. Just sucks me to my stomach. I’m glad he never assaulted me but I’m truly sorry to the families of the kids he did. If anyone wants to look him up his name is “Dominic Barbagallo”.

[@louhortonsculpture]

I saw that one. So glad they caught him and he was charged.

[@theoistrying9904]

Thank you for naming and shaming him. I’m so sorry you were even around this creep.

[@kashhen9409]

Wow really, I’m sorry. I watch predator poachers all the time, and always wonder what the family think. Did you find out as it was live?

[@AliciaGuitar]

I went to a school that hired a principal after he impregnated a student at another school. They also kept a teacher after he was arrested for trying to solicit a 12 year old. No one wanted to take his class, and the school forced ppl. He invited the boys to his house for "tutoring" and to this day he still teaches kids dancing and is a "pillar of the community" 😡

[@ZalemMoon]

You went to a school that hired a principal after he impregnated a student at another school??? How is he not in jail?

[@mikeyhatch]

​​@@ZalemMoon At the highschool I just graduated from one of our gym teachers impregnated a 16 year old girl. Another teacher who called gay kids slurs and threw staplers at them. And one that I personally reported because he was sexually harassing me and could have easily been fired because he wasn't even done his trial period yet. They kept all three of them. There are plenty more shitty teachers too because my area is shit I WISH I was lying but this isn't that uncommon

[@brynnie_winnie]

@@ZalemMoon fucked up justice system most likely

[@BasedMarysMemoirs]

My entire education was destroyed because the principal named Bill Runey who did not like me at the first school was fired for sleeping with an office secretary but the community and district covered it up as "he got a better job offer from the public school so he is leaving the Catholic school" which is really spineless and the town only had those two schools so when I was removed from his first school for political activism sent to the other school he was then principal of and he preemptively acted out of vengeance, funneled all of his hatred for his former school into my attempt to rebuild my life and tried to have an expulsion hearing before I was even a student with no charges or allegations. It was one of the most evil character assassination attempts I have ever experienced and I was only a child. Thank you for sharing your experience. You reminded me of how easily people in these positions get off and repackaged for another opportunity many people will never get because they lack the connections.

[@stares_mthrfckrly]

@@ZalemMoon many reasons, unfortunately. 1) a lot of the time, pedophiles gain sympathy from the judge, to which the judge is like “ah, I won’t ruin your whole life because you’re a kiddie fiddler. Just enough to get you straight and find Jesus, and you’re golden! No one except for Jesus has to forgive you!!” 2) probably not enough evidence, which a paternity test could be the evidence but did the girl push for a paternity test? Unfortunately some victims might just brush it off as something they consented to and now they have to deal with the consequences. Which shouldn’t be that way, but is unfortunately. That’s what they teach us as girls, to forgive and forget everything. Even horrifying traumatic experiences. 3) They live in Texas. That’s self-explanatory.

[@oogaboogass]

"we had no idea" = "we all knew and just ignored it because we didn't wanna bring shame to our family."

[@GreyTalus]

Almost a decade ago I was painting houses for a living with my brother & his crew. One day bro & I were discussing TCAP and one of the guys had never heard if it before so we explained the premise. Dude then used ALL of his data for the month over lunch binging clips 😂

[@probrickgamer]

That's anybody reaction after watching 5 minutes. Not sure why it is so addictive

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I was getting worried halfway through this story lol

[@AdamOBrien29]

He needs a better data plan

[@VixstraLarge]

​@@probrickgamer Because it's the lowest bits of humanity being exposed when they're at their most vulnerable (or in some cases, literally caught naked)

[@killerbeanmachine]

I really don't know why they don't give much longer sentences for child predators. I was called into jury duty about a week ago and the case ended up being about "sexual misconduct with a child". (I live in Texas btw) Before they picked the jury, they went over all the "you can't be bias" and instructional stuff, as they always do. But then they got to the prison sentence, the options were: "5-20 years in prison or probation" Those were the only options. Everyone immediately voted out probation. I wanted more than 20 years, but that just wasn't an option. I didn't get picked for the Jury so I don't know how it ended. Sadly, most predators get only 1-5 years, and they often re-offend many times and get the same sentence. They won't be permanently put in prison till they have done it multiple times and the damage is already done to multiple kids. I get innocent until proven guilty, its just insane how they expect a little kid to get proof that this happened to them, and then they are expected to stand in front of strangers in a court and talk about what happened to them in detail. No wonder they don't always come forward, thats terrifying.

[@Felixthecatfan21]

I think they already get harsh sentences. I think probation doesn’t solves anything neither does 5-20 years. If it were up to me I’d incorporate Canada’s system, give non violent sexual predators free but state mandated therapy for 2 years, a trade or vocational school option to better themselves & mental health checks every month for 2 years.

[@mywingsareyours]

Sex offenses in general don't get super long sentences, a lot of the time they just get parol

[@laer.393]

@@Felixthecatfan21wtf so instead of consequences they get therapy and an education??? so there are just no repercussions for literally assaulting another human being for sick sadistic purposes??

[@krislarsen6546]

Actually the reoffending thing is kind of a myth well somewhat of a myth. The reoffending rates for sex offenders is like 5 to 6% for sex crimes but they have like a 60% rate for breaking their probation. Rightfully restrictive probation.

[@rene3759]

@@Felixthecatfan21 it does solve them not re offending. psychologsist have said time and time again that sexual offenders d have almost a 0 chance of rehabilitation. they have 0 remorse for what they do or have done or want to do. they dont see their victims as human beings so they feel no remorse if anything they might feel anger at their victims for reporting them and the chance of them getting revenge is high. the sentencing is not harsh enough. sentencing should not just be about the perpetrator but also about the victim. its about justice the victim and potential victims need to be safe and also society. there are places where people and their kids and women cant live in peace and freedom becuase they need to navigate the risk and threat that predators are in their communities. 2 years is too short of a time to deal with the mental problems that these type of criminals have. The "harsh" sentencing they get is NOTHING compared to the damage that they create in a persons life or the community. Also what the heck is a "non violent" sexual predator? all sexual assault/abuse is violence. Vocational school or a trade does not make a person better themselves in how they treat others. There are predators in all kinds of vocational fields from politicians, bloody presidents to teachers, doctors, pastors, office workers, military, police offiers, lawyers etc. Predators getting job means nothing in terms of if they will harm others or not. Most of the times they even use those jobs to get away with harming others or accessing victim. like the ones who become teachers to get access to children, or pastors to get the social buff and image, or lawyers and police offers to have their corrupot buddy system to protect them from consequences. The very fact that predators get awawy with a slap on their wrist is the direct involvement of law enforment who are predators and governance who are predators affecting the laws and making it easier and not a problem at all for predators to harm people and get away with it easily. Sexual predators have no buisness being around any human beings. They are parasites and cancer to humanity in every sense of the word

[@DIRTkat_ofc]

Am I having a stroke? I'm at 3:50 and I swear the same thing was said 3 or 4 times

[@d.asiatp]

had to look for this comment, im like what the f.

[@kardoxfabricanus7590]

Yep can confirm that was a very weird edit or lack of edit or whatever.

[@nixonfleurimond2600]

You’re not having a stroke buddy boy😭

[@mesomeone8684]

Yes

[@VileStinkySwine]

It happens a lot sometimes

[@mandykilpatrick1635]

When I married at 20 and had my first a year later, I would never leave him in the care of my BIL, despite everyone telling me how good he was with kids and his own daughters would be there too. 10 years later, busted for abusing his daughters and his GF (from before marriage) children (girls and a boy). My ex husband used to ask how I knew, I didn't, I just knew he wasn't right.

[@Devopossum-se5jj]

A few years ago, a guy that used to live in my neighborhood contacted me on social media telling me how he always found me attractive. I met him when I was 7. We moved when I was around 10. He would have been in his 30s.

[@benevoIencee]

thats so weird

[@iansrife5107]

How long did you two date?

[@gooseyghost9138]

I've unfortunately had two teachers who were allegedly caught for "liking" the students. The first was a middle school gym teacher. Because of him, the other teachers got really on my ass to wear a bra, but I didn't want to bc I had sensory issues from adhd (possibly autism too). Eventually ofc I relented bc if I didn't wear one it would kinda hurt to run lol. I don't remember that gym teacher ever giving me bad vibes, but it was so long ago. The next one though, a high school math teacher, DEFINITELY gave me bad vibes. I would often catch him staring at me during work time in class and he'd just tell me to smile... Just thinking about the way he said it sends shivers down my spine 😬. However, even though he creeped me tf out, I never quite connected the dots about WHY until after he was gone. I was a very oblivious 14yo and only in hindsight realize I shouldn't have worn low-cut shirts as often as I did, even though that obviously doesn't make it justified. I just didn't think anyone (especially an ADULT) could ever see me in that way bc I was so young (and looked even younger than I was), my boobs were still modest A cups, and I was chubby so I thought I was ugly. I was also the youngest one in the class for reasons that aren't important, but man does it make his fixation on me specifically worse. I was a year younger than all the other students in that class. I'm pretty sure he gave me a better grade than I should have gotten too, bc I've always been horrible at math and nearly failed all my math classes afterwards, even with a tutor helping me. He also used to stalk my bff, who was the same age as me and didn't even take his class. He'd offer her rides home all the time, but she never accepted. She walked home bc she lived within 3 miles of the school so couldn't ride the bus and her parents couldn't pick her up for various reasons. She said he'd follow her home in his car sometimes and claimed he lived nearby. Maybe he actually did, but either way it was still super creepy. Anyways, he was fired and possibly arrested the year after I took his class. Rumor was that he tried to proposition a student to "pleasure" him after class, and she basically ran away screaming. When I heard I was kinda surprised, but also not surprised (like an initial shock, but followed by a quick realization). It really sucks that people like that exist and are able to put themselves in positions where they are close to kids.

[@Chewy59382]

I won't say much but my ex friend's dad was a creep who did stuff to my sister (I won't say a lot to keep certain things private) but after it happened my sister would keep it a secret for 3 years and had severe anger issues which would make me go to my room and cry (I was 9 or 10) I still get scared when she screams or cry's and I still go into my room and hold back tears I'm not crying as much now but I still get scared a little

[@christianpalmer]

Pray for him

[@WaitComatose]

We had two teachers in our Highschool. One has been there for years, even my older sister had him as a teacher, and she’s 7 years older than I am. Anyways if any girls wore a low cut t-shirt during test days they would all pass. He’s still a teacher and nothing has came out against him but everyone knows he’s a creep and he’s a 9th grade teacher. Other was a coach, guy came from the panthers to help with the football team. Got caught with one of the seniors but she was 17. The rumors got so bad the principal eventually stepped in and asked him. This was 2018

[@rene3759]

@@christianpalmer so you wont pray for the victim? i pray he stays locked up so he cant harm anyone else ever again. thats the best for everyone involved.

[@christianpalmer]

@@rene3759 pray for the victims and that the holy spirit will change him that's the best

[@aegrisomnia]

Ask reddit a question. 95% percent of answers. "Not actually what you asked for, but...."

[@railroadforest30]

Quora is even worse

[@Adde-hy7wx]

Well, in reality 80% of people have nothing to add, 19,5% have something somewhat related to add, and maybe 0,5% can answer directly. So the result is that most answers are just the "somewhat" related ones.

[@AStrangerOnTheInternet]

A bunch of people wanting attention because they have a story that relates to, but isn't what was asked. That's Reddit for you and it's fucking cringe because they're all looking for awards for inviting themselves into topics they have to business being in.

[@kaga.mine.]

Because these questions are so hyperspecific that there's a low chance it'll even be seen by someone who's experienced it. At least it got somewhat relevant responses

[@meyelejuega3602]

''not what you asked for but here's my own sob story because i can't not be the center of attention''

[@PersonOnline469]

I used to have this PE teacher who was the definition of stereotype. He was obese, had short, greasy hair, you name it. He looked like Big Ed's cousin. He'd been my PE teacher for years and even followed me to high school. For summary, it was grades around 6-9. I had been in online school due to bullying that last year and the whole covid thing has really shaped me up on how people were supposed to act towards each other. When I finally came back to school in 9th grade, I noticed that he was acting weird towards us. He favored the girls a lot more than the boys. He treated the boys harshly for doing small things, while the girls who were literally breaking the school rules got away scot free. I remember sitting on the gym floor like the other girls were, mainly the popular girls who fed into his attention, and I was the only one called out for this. He was really creepy towards me, but never actually touched me. It got to the point where I told the higher ups about it and they told him to stay at least a few feet away from me. Keep in mind, during this time parents were enraged and were demanding him to be fired due to him have a decades worth of evidence of him being a predator. Everyone in the school knew and let him keep his job. I particularly remember two moments. The first one was when I was picking up my books that had fallen and found him looking at me while I was bent down. He was far away, but you could just tell he was turning his head away from my direction. The other time was a few weeks after the school told him to knock it off and did the whole few feet away thing. My back was turn to him and he walked RIGHT NEXT TO ME, our bodies almost touching. You could just tell he was trying not to stare. Also keep in mind that I only wore hoodies and pants. I didn't wear anything revealing. I was 15-16 and I'm 16 as now of writing this. This all happened about a year ago and it still bothers me til this day. I won't name the school because I don't want to get sued. But yeah, it shook me up quite a bit.

[@JoshSweetvale]

You may want to give a tip to some government parties. The Deputies may or may not feel like spending time on this, but there might be specialized agency task forces that you can contact directly. Heck, maybe child services?! Though the parents involved may have already done something of the sort. That'd be the way it works in the Netherlands.

[@PersonOnline469]

@@JoshSweetvale The PE teacher was fired from his job already, but he's probably at another one. I doubt anything can be done about it now since it was so long ago. Thank you for your advice and support. It really means the world to me that people like you who care still exist in a world where it's either fame or die.

[@oscarsvgs]

it would be funny ash if he never found u attractive and u made this whole shit up in your head and he didn’t even think of u that way😂

[@PersonOnline469]

@@oscarsvgs Yeah, I guess so. But there is proof that he was a creep, so my fear would still be validated.

[@WyvernJelly]

Story 6: My husband is one of these people. He likes to people watch. We were out and saw a couple playing pool at a bar and grill. Based off body language he was able to figure out that they had recently started dating, this wasn't the first date, and the woman wasnt really interested in the guy at the moment. His first instincts regarding people are usually correct. He said a coworker was a lawsuit waiting to happen. She did try to get him fired because he was friendlier with the other women than he was with her (business only).

[@SureYoureRight]

I hate people watchers with a passion

[@HashbrownMashup]

@@SureYoureRight why

[@Nat-eb1ix]

Narrator, I'm with you about story 22. What's going on is an unbalanced power dynamic. It's why counselors / case managers / therapists aren't allowed to date former clients

[@hoenir_the_silent]

While I get what you're saying The fact of the matter is is they were both legal adults making legal adult choices in which the district had no business sticking their noses in it was wrong for him to be fired that'd be like a company firing someone for dating a former employee and calling it fraternization. But I will say yes it is a bit of a gray area because he was her teacher at one point in time but even at that time they were both still legal adults making legal adult choices.

[@Nat-eb1ix]

@@hoenir_the_silent you see, I'm not so sure about the legality though. In my profession, this would be grounds for immediate termination and forfeiture of my license to practice mental health

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Power imbalances are a good thing imo

[@fuzzyizmit]

I love the RDR2 background so much! I find some of the parkour type backgrounds move so much that it gives me motions sickness if I watch it for too long.

[@amandabriscoe6578]

I saw R2D2 at first and was super confused. Lol. I did wonder if this was RDR though, I've always wanted to play it. I also agree with the parkour games being difficult to actually watch. I'm hard of hearing so I'm grateful for the subtitles but as someone who gets motion sick fairly easy, it sometimes sucks when it's those videos. Though I'd love to play most of the games they show. I just can't read along on some.

[@issnake1109]

Bro needs to feed his dang horse tho lol. But I agree, sometimes the parkour moves too fast for my eyes

[@johnp.2267]

I have a cousin who was highly intelligent, polite, quiet, and never volunteered to work around children. When he was caught with copious amounts of child material on his computer, it honestly came as a massive shock. I even shared an apartment with him for a year, and he never gave off any creepy vibes. He ended up spending over a decade in a federal prison because he was caught sharing material over Yahoo chat. When he got out, he had no teeth and was not the same person as when he went in.

[@iansrife5107]

Damn... the prison dental coverage must be awful.

[@johnp.2267]

@@iansrife5107 Yeah, it's a special dental plan called "Ped-Oh-No-Teef".

[@Mady0]

@@iansrife5107 It is, but I find it more likely someone beat him up given the circumstances.

[@melissageorge2915]

When I watch these court videos of men who have SA children but have their families, friends, and more give statements on what amazing people they are and how they shouldn’t go to jail because they are a productive member of society and won’t do it again, it just sickens me. How can ANYONE support someone who does such a horrible thing? If I were asked to give a statement for someone like that I would easily say I cannot do that, and if I was pushed and pushed, they would NOT like what I had to say on the day of the hearing.

[@GigaChadDuPlessis]

Bro imagine your friend asks for a ride to meet a girl hes been talking with and you agree just to find out hes a kiddy toucher. That would absolutely derail my ability to trust anyone

[@Mia199603]

My entire world would collapse. Wtf.

[@SamStuffz]

What episode was this one again?

[@pixystixnfairycrack]

I used to hang out with Joe Wunderler in my teens. We hung out a bunch of times, always called him Wonderbread. He was always pretty quiet, but respectful. I know he was having a hard time at home, but he wouldn't talk about it much. I ended up moving away for a few years and lost track of him. I was completely shocked and horrified when I saw him on TCAP. I honestly never expected that to come from him.

[@derekm.toohey538]

Not TCAP, but a dean/graphic arts teacher at my high school was caught a few years ago on one of those vigilante predator hunting streams, trying to meet up with a 14 year old boy. I didn’t have many interactions with him during my time in high school, but we always had a mutual respect for one another. He seemed like a nice and reasonable guy, albeit a little socially awkward

[@jaycooper2812]

There are some states that the offense had to be of a certain level of depravity for a convict to be required to register as an offender. In one state I lived in a guy getting caught in a Chris Hansen situation would not be required to register as no physical abuse actually happened. One police department in that state turns the evidence over to the FBI so that the offender is prosecuted federally instead of under the state's laws.

[@EmpressMermaid]

I know of an individual (rather not dwell on how or why I knew him) that was caught in a similar setup by the FBI. They knew what they were doing when they set him up to travel across state lines so it would be federal. They made him believe he was meeting a 12 yr old and her 9 yr old sister. Under Federal law if you take the steps to do it it's the same as if you did it.

[@lsthero5863]

Now that I think about it, when I was 12 in high school, most girls in my class dated 15-17 years old teenagers. They didn’t seemed to care much of them, treating them as a joke while dating girls their Age at the same time, and girls my Age seemed to want more to brag they were with the “Cool older boys” than anything else. Now that I think of it it was fucked up in many ways

[@Crosbhealach]

We usually called teens dating 2yrs or younger Cradle Robbers, at least in my highschool.

[@rmart1192]

​@Crosbhealach see I had this same mindset too. Going out with someone more than 2 grades above or below was inappropriate when I was growing up, but thats not saying it didn't happen. At my highschool, I remember a senior from the soccer team dating a freshman and I remember there being talk around the school about it. It seemed to die down after a few weeks tho. To be completely fair, last I heard this couple was still together to this day - kids of their own and all. So I guess it's not always nefarious when this happens, idk

[@ジョジョさま]

It's not fucked up at all. It's entirely normal lmao.

[@KerReeeee]

Wait, you were 12 in highschool? 🤨

[@fluffyfeather39]

@@ジョジョさまobviously its not to most people lol

[@ChaosTheoriesLuxe]

Nickoloden had a more rigorous vetting process than other studios. "Other studios" including the one with Harvey Weinstein. The bar is on the ground here.

[@Fairiegurl101]

Story 21, yeah, that's the reality of small town living. It's why so many people have this "just don't talk about it" attitude with stuff like this. Jobs need to be filled. Specialized jobs need specialized people. And those people don't just pop up out of nowhere when a position is vacated. If the people hiring just need a specialized warm body to fill a space, they will overlook a LOT. Even the stuff like what's in this video. It's horrific, but like the poster said, if the school's only options are hire a p-word as a teacher or not have enough staff to teach their students, they're going to make the call that gives them the least amount of grief and just look the other way.

[@tally_ish]

23:54 real, I went to a game design workshop over the summer and had a chubby quiet awkward nerdy guy in my group. He even had a bit of a neckbeard going on. But the kid was so chill and sweet. I think we were both 16 then?? Only knew him for that 2 week period but dude was amazing.

[@TheKillerStove]

I went to school with Vincent Ambrosio, the guy whose footage never made it to air, but you can find on KZbin. Pretty much everyone called him "the cowboy" due to his tendency to wear a ridiculous cowboy hat (we were in the suburbs in New York), button up shirts, and blue jeans no matter the heat. Despite how he dressed, he never really stood out much otherwise. He was quiet, and the only times I ever interacted with him were due to him being close with a guy in my friend group. I know he was kind of nerdy, loved country music and westerns, and from our interactions I got the sense he was a no nonsense type of guy who took most things seriously. He never really gave off any red flags that I saw, but I can't say I knew him that well as a person either. Still wild to me that he was capable of trying something so heinous

[@noxplanationgaming]

ok... there cant be THIS many ppl that can respond to this question... (I got way too much attention from this stupid comment lol)

[@werderwu]

U recon they capin?

[@mrw1783]

I went to scouts with someone who did crimes against children. You wouldn't have known.

[@serduncan6933]

I Dont know. The Show is old and many people watch IT and are on Reddit. So the Chances of someone working/knowing someone and seeing the question are Not to Bad I guess

[@Youraveragecultist]

You’d be surprised(sure some of these may be lying, but I have a feeling most of these are true)most CPreds do have people who know them, usually working regular jobs.

[@brerutledge5048]

How many seasons are there n how many episodes per season? I mean there’s at least a million people out there that can answer this question

[@cc_snipergirl]

People who are really nice are either genuinely nice or are preying on people in their most vulnerable state. Kindness is helping people who are vulnerable in some way

[@mojojojo3411]

You keep repeating parts

[@shanecastleberry4176]

I thought I was tripping

[@MischieviousJirachi]

Yep

[@tumigameplays7149]

Longer video = more watch time = more turnover

[@CMDR_Squishface]

I seriously thought I was having some fucked up adhd deja vu

[@mr.guitarmania8265]

It's just something he has to work on.

[@FaydOgolon]

The one who didn't get charged wasn't exactly an innocent bystander "just along for the ride." If I remember correctly, he had also engaged in on-line chats with the same undercover operative as his friend. However, his chats didn't contain anything explicit, so they weren't able to charge him. That was the only one on TCAP that I know of who didn't have to go to prison.

[@CyranofromBergerac]

Uhh ok, and? If he wasn't talking explicitly they don't have anything to go on. Could he be planning something? Not out of the realm of possibility. But it's not a guarantee either. But most importantly you're mistaken. He didn't chat with anyone. Sabastian asked and David went with him. You're confusing it with someone caught in the various stings that did get released because they didn't have enough evidence to say they were soliciting. Usually PJ wouldn't give the address until it's clear they were going to try to meet for illicit purposes but a few slipped through were the intentions weren't clear.

[@Swiftiesince2016]

You beat me to it . I agree tho. You are confusing David Macak with another tag along. David never had a chat with a decoy that we know of

[@Cc-xq8rr]

7:29 thank you for this - it is a necessary recontextualization and made me feel much more comfortable as a viewer not having to hear that word so carelessly used to describe such horrific situations.

[@Suedetussy]

I don’t only listen to this channel for the stories, but also for the comments. The narrator is a very thoughtful and emotionally intelligent person.

[@Xurnalea]

I wasn't expecting a channel with this content format to be so human instead of just reading from reddit in a robot voice. Heavy topics like these need a human behind their discussion.

[@SerasXHarkonnen]

My old psychiatrist, a child psychiatrist, got caught filming a young boy at a public urinal. I think one of the dads caught him and they confronted him outside the toilet while waiting for police to get there, they filmed him the entire time and stopped him from leaving. I remember watching the video and seeing the panic in his eyes as he realised he was fucked. Anyway, he got arrested, they found more CP on his devices including other boys he filmed in public bathrooms, and once the story went public he had 9 former patients come forward accusing him of sexual assault. What he did was say that he needed to do a "physical exam" on the patients before prescribing medication but that was just bullshit and he just used it to get the young boys, most under 12, to strip and then he would inappropriately touch them while pretending it was part of the exam. This all happened a few years after I'd been his patient, when I saw him he was working with a government clinic but later he went on to start his own private clinic which is where this all happened. I was 15 when I saw him, I'd gone through puberty pretty early and I have a Slavic background so I had a beard and was taller than him when I was his patient so I don't think I was ever at risk but it still freaks me out just thinking about the what ifs of it all. My parents and I all remember him as being pretty weird and very smug/condescending, we weren't fans even before the news broke.

[@NightL3gacy47]

Not a Catch A Predator story, but a story that happened to me when I was around 7 or 8. My parents usually let me walk home with my older cousin. On this day I had to walk alone since my cousin was sick and off school. While walking home (it was like 4 blocks away from the school), a vehicle stopped next to me and offered me a lift. I didn't know the person and declined, stating that I was right around the corner and I'm meeting with friends in half an hour (I didn't have friends at the time, and just lied off the top of my head). The person left me be and I told my parents about the encounter. They congratulated me for what I said, hugged me, and were overall thankful that I was okay. When I turned 16, I learned that the guy who tried to pick me up was the stepfather of someone in my family, and if memory serves, had molested someone in my family when they were 13-14 (back in the 80's), and had assaulted 2 to 4 other girls under the age of 10 before the person in my family. What really gets my blood boiling is that the only reason he didn't get thrown in jail is because the court refused to let his victims testify against him. It still makes me anxious thinking of what would have happened to me had I entered the vehicle, and makes me royally pissed off at knowing that disease is still running free in society

[@morgue8968]

You were a smart kid. Thank God nothing of the sort happened to you

[@LBozoBrain]

This has to be your wildest video

[@jack_attack6631]

Agreed

[@imragaa]

Yea… 😭

[@gangsta2948]

Are you a burger

[@NicoleoCrafts]

Didn’t know anyone on the show but an old manager of mine was caught with CP. We were all SHOCKED. He was the best manager I ever had, super easy to talk to, really willing to help his team and then that happened.

[@Felixthecatfan21]

Was he also on the show?

[@user-nx9qh1po1n]

@@Felixthecatfan21 Read the first sentence.

[@noremac7216]

As a chubby quiet nerd who loves cartoons and has also raised three children and never been inappropriate with a minor in any way. Thank you for coming to our defense. I had an ex who put a spying app on my phone because she bought into that stereotype. And then when I'm leaving her for it she acts like I shouldn't be mad since she didn't find anything, like what? Yeah sure you invaded my privacy not to mention almost fried my phone battery but I'm not a predator so it's all good. I'm a lot more selective in my love life nowadays

[@damien678]

That's honestly so sad. I know a lot of women that find chubby, quiet nerds to be really cute. There's hope for ya!

[@noremac7216]

@@damien678 oh I have a very loving and supportive girlfriend of two years. But I was married to that psychopath for like a decade. Thank you for your concern though it's always nice when people are...well nice

[@stresslee]

I will never understand why people are so trusting. With anyone. You can never know what’s inside someones head and also even good people can end up doing something horrible when the circumstances are right. I don’t trust anyone completely. There are people I do trust, but never 100%. You need to be careful out here and protect your people.

[@NoHairofRedemption]

It sounds like you have no people since you trust no one

[@stresslee]

@@NoHairofRedemption you right lmao

[@JewelWildmoon]

One thing I really will never understand is why some places still hire people who did this to kids in positions where they have direct access to them despite *_knowing_* what they did.

[@treekritter7522]

I knew two people, one of which was a coworker, from my hometown that were busted by local creep catchers. The one wasn't overly surprising...he was a huge burnout for as long as I knew him. Kind of peeked in Middle School so I was unsurprised that he was dumb and immature enough to follow through with meeting what he though was a 13 y/o. Still grossed us all out and sadly his mom distroyed a lot of her social circle in his defense... Second guy was a total shock. He was such a funny and kind guy, seemed well put together. Tried hooking up with a 14 y/o boy. You def get a sense of broken trust when people do shit like this, even as more of an outsider. Can't imagine being the family or survivor of such a person.

[@fatalattraction613]

I hate when a post asks a specific question and people who don’t fit the criteria still answer anyway. "He wasn’t on To Catch A Predator but…" I want to hear from people who knew someone busted on that show, which is a unique set of circumstances. People really don’t know how to follow instructions.

[@sarahreaume6659]

For story 1 he deserved to be banned from family events those girls did not deserve an upskirt photos

[@VolleyballArtistRawr]

It's really bugging me as a rdr2 player that they didn't heal their horse (reason why it's head is so low)

[@Pani-y2g]

The guy who worked for nickelodeon was justin smith" the guy named dave is david Kaye.

[@toast7580]

Dave is not Rabbi David Kaye

[@Kennephone]

I'll never understand people that sexually assault kids, I'm 21 and I wouldn't date anyone under 17, and even then it would have to be someone who's mature.

[@SiSi-ed7yy]

Im 16 and i was dating a 21 year old until he got in trouble with the cops so understand where your coming from

[@polyliker8065]

3 reasons from what ive seen on tcap. 1. Loniness and desperation (incels), that lookfor any sort of attention and intimacy. 2. Fetishism. People who are actual pedos (as in prefer children)nand never get the help they need to not be an offender. 3. Powerplay. People who like feeling powerful but can only do so with kids. All of em are problems but fixable if the will is there.

[@janemiettinen5176]

It’s about power & control for guys (and gals) who don’t have self-esteem, young ones are easy to coerce & manipulate. Just like rape has very little to do with sex, dating minors is about supremacy over the other, because person of same age and status is too intimidating. Guys marrying minors are abusers nearly every time, I have trouble with laws that condone this.. Sometimes I wonder what some balding dude talks about with 12 years olds anyways, it’s just sad as hell.

[@MrSmithington]

We will never understand because we aren't wired that way but sadly and naturally a massive amount of men are like that, and in history it's actually been considered normal. Look at romans and there trips away with young boys.

[@FlirtySecretaryBird]

If you'd date a 17yo at the age of 21 you're fucked up. That's not the argument you think it is, get help.

[@naturewandererZ]

I had a teacher in 7th grade that taught my drama and chorus classes. He was always so awkward and I got an odd feeling about him. He always wanted me to stay after class and talk to him and I made friends with him over a year or two. Then he just disappeared. Apparently he was fired for having child porn and I literally had no idea. I'm honestly stressed about it because he was always so close to me and it's likely something bad could have happened.....

[@shreddertgw6528]

23:53 Naw this narrator’s opinion on the chubby quite nerd bs is too funny 😂💀

[@BaldCoryxKenshinfan]

I mean, he is right. Not all chubby nerds are predators. 😭

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I wonder if all these folks who are "super helpful, upstanding citizens" who do this stuff are actually just compensating for their evilness. Jimmy Saville apparently was like that - he genuinely thought that him opening up children's hospitals and doing other great things counteracted his r(a)ping a four year old girl in the back of a church (iirc). Like, they know they're doing terrible things to some people, so they act super nice to others because that's how they sleep at night. "Well, at least I [insert nice deed here]"

[@melissaharris3890]

most likely. if the guy that raised money for the new boys and girls club/children's hospital/child w/e spends extra time with kids, it wont be weird. get reports of touching, well he brushed up against them of parents are just looking to sue for money. has a reputation thatwould be hard to tear down

[@beccawaltz7591]

I know I’m clinically crazy but there’s so many things being repeated and stories blending together to the point I feel like I’ve finally snapped and need to go back to the ward 💀

[@Spencer-vq7se]

I have a personal experience, however it was one of those youtube channels and not the actual show. I went to rehab with this kid named mason and he was 19 at the time, people would always talk about how creepily obssessed he was with the program directors son (13 yrs old). Long and behold, about a year after I was released from there, one of my buddies sent me a KZbin video link, and it was classic TCAP style video of him getting caught red handed by a small youtube channel. It was disturbing when my brain finally connected that to his weird obsession with the 13yr old in that rehab. Cant make this stuff up.

[@perfectbrunnetdoll]

That's the scary part of it. These people could be anyone and living normal lives. At some point in your life, you've probably known or worked with or passed these people. murderers and criminals alike. grew up and was friends with this one kid at my grandparents church and he had scary tendencies like killing bugs and small animals. well turns out he got convicted of murder (gang related) of multiple people including his ex at the time. He is now serving life in prison.

[@AuroraMoon2000]

I knew one, but ironically he was like a horny teenager pretending to be older to get laid and idiotically went to an sting thinking he'd get laid. they handled him pretty badly until they realized that he was in fact an teenager judging by his IDs and fingerprints. in fact, he was actually younger than the supposed teenage girl he was trying to meet. the only humorous to catch a predator story that I know of, actually. Unsurprisingly they didn't mention this at all on the TV show of course. but it did make me wonder how many false positives they caught, because no way that idiot wasn't the only one to pretend they were something else if they thought it could get them laid.

[@aeris2001]

What episode of TCAP a predator is this, sounds wild

[@AuroraMoon2000]

​@@aeris2001 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6vaaoBpqrajhc0si=NDaNIf9E6HcFW3A1 apparently teenagers get caught all the time... Edit: edited for better link and stuff.

[@troubleinthevalley5884]

And when I was about six or seven me and my little friend were playing in our bathing suits out in the yard of our apartment building in a mud puddle. I remember this Hispanic man probably in his twenties or thirties coming out and asking us if he could take pictures of us. On one hand I was a child so didn't think a whole lot of it but at the same time I knew something was off enough and felt weird enough about it to tell him no and then immediately go tell my mom. She went out and flipped out on this dude. I sort of forgot all about it or thought nothing of it after that and I don't remember ever seeing the guy again but looking back now I've always wondered what happened to that man and where his life went from there and if he's in jail or if he ended up doing something a lot worse to any young girls. It's always worried me. I really hope that was like a one-off and he never got his hands on any little girls

[@crollwtide9452]

12:42 This gets dangerous with the dating apps. I've heard of a few cases where girls lie about their age to hide the fact that they're underage relative to the guy they're trying to hook up with.

[@souta95]

When I was in high school, I found out that one of my vice principals had married one of her teachers right out of college... Her husband had worked for the school until retirement. She retired a couple years after I graduated.

[@kevinw8276]

Used to smoke with this one kid in 04. I was 21 and he just graduated high school. Someone brought him around and he seemed a little weird, but pretty cool. Fast forward 16 years. I'm married with 2 kids and about to buy a house. The former owners warned us about an older guy in the neighborhood who was on the registry (almost 4 years in there's been no problem on that). This did give me the idea to scan around other areas where loved ones live. Sure enough.... That kid i used to smoke with had numerous abusive images on his phone an was busted for it at some point. Apparently it wasn't much of a surprise to those who knew him later on.

[@W3lcome2H3ll]

I had a teacher who was fired from a previous school for sleeping with a former male student she was a great teacher & i didnt mind going to her class i never suspected her of having done that idk how she ended up getting a teaching job at a different school

[@greywolf7577]

Unfortunately, schools are a lot more forgiving toward female sexual abusers than male sexual abusers.

[@ravenscircle4680]

I have a story I would like to add tho I don't know anyone from the show but I did have a teacher in highschool who was the culinary teacher. He was a very large man who was quite obese and had some anger management issues. A lot of the other students in my class weren't very respectful and would be playing on their phones or chatting amongst themselves while he was trying to teach. This would lead to outbursts from time to time. Once he threw a cookie sheet clean across the kitchen into the sink and busted a few plates and another time he flipped a desk after repeatedly asking the class the be quiet. My group of friends and I, however, empathized with him because we understood the frustrations of his job and trying to work with teenagers. We actually got along with him very well and he was quite funny in conversation. We shared our interests in anime and certain video games with him and he would tell us funny stories of when he was in college or crack jokes. The jokes never seemed inappropriate to us at all. He had a daughter that was just about my age only a couple years younger. I used to walk all the way to school every morning in the rain, snow, wind, etc. it didn't matter. Mr. Teacher would be driving his daughter to school in the mornings and sometimes would catch me on sidewalk and stop to ask if I would like to ride with him and his daughter the rest of the way to school. Naturally, I would get in and ride because who wants to walk to school? He never said anything out of the way to me or made me get weird vibes. He just seemed like a stressed out teacher and loving dad. He always talked about how proud he was of his daughter and how much he loved her. Years later after I graduated he ended up on the news. Screenshots were posted to the Facebook wall of a young boy who used to date Mr.Teacher's daughter. Apparently Mr. Teacher had created a fake Snapchat pretending to be a young girl to catfish his daughter's ex-boyfriend. He was asking the kid to meet him at motels and never showed up multiple times and the boy even sent him inappropriate snaps. Once the figured out who it was he called Mr. Teacher out in the messages and his excuse was that ex-boyfriend had broke his daughter's heart after taking her v-card and breaking up with her which made him very upset and he wanted to break the boy's heart back to get revenge for his daughter. I was shocked I just couldn't believe it. That teacher spent some time in jail idk how long but it still has me befuddled to this day.

[@TherealHK-47]

I feel like if you have to begin with the caveat “not on tcap but”, just don’t comment if that’s what the entire thread is about?

[@Synth466]

NOT THE ENERGY DRINK GUY BEING ON HERE 😭

[@BobtheExile]

Not on the show, but was technically on TV...When I was 2 or 3 (between 1994 an '95), my mom married a guy who, unbeknownst to her, in 1987 or '88 had gone to prison for a month for being with a 15-year-old (I never found out the gender) when he was 28. She found out in '97 through a friend who knew him, and he lied about it (because of course he did). This opened the floodgates for all of his lies to be exposed, and to simplify things nothing he had told her was true, so she contacted the local news station about it and they aired his face all over. She then went on to divorce him, take me and my brother (his son) and move out of state, leading to a loooooooong court battle that ended when he had a heart attack and died in a hotel room in Terra Haute, Indiana. Not even his son went to the funeral.

[@Speed-dw6qp]

I had a boss that was well respected, Harvard educated and successful. He left at some point and I didn't stay in contact with him. Years later I got a message from a former coworker with a news story attached. Our boss was a pedo and was now in prison.

[@StormTheSquid]

21:22 Now don't take this the wrong way, but I don't think the teacher should've been fired for being in a consenting relationship with another adult. Former student? They didn't know each other beforehand as was stated in the story. Age gap? They're both adults, so that shouldn't matter as long as they're both happy and consenting. They met as adults and it doesn't seem like their relationship started until after her graduation. It just doesn't make sense to me that that teacher got fired but the social studies teacher at my gradeschool who'd look down the shirts of the *third and fourth graders* was allowed to come back after supposedly serving jail time for it, *and he still does it according to a family friend's daughter in his class.* If they're gonna be so extreme as to fire someone for having a consenting relationship with another adult who they met as an adult, they should throw my social studies teacher in jail permanently. I witnessed his actions but didn't know how to speak up (I was mildly mentally disabled) and the only reason I wasn't one of his victims is I looked and acted too much like a boy for him to target me I guess. Disgusting man. He should be in prison for the rest of his life.

[@josefanon8504]

yea it makes no sense at all, especially cause 24 and 18 is not a terrible age gap and there's no way he knew.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

At my school, there was a teacher who got with a former student a couple years after the student graduated, but the age gap was 1 year and they were in their 20’s when they met via a mutual friend and hit it off, so no one saw issue with their relationship. Cases like this aren’t a big deal imo cuz there was no intention to date a student from the get-go, and their reconnection was not tied to their teacher-student relationship. Still odd to hear, but it’s not morally or legally wrong.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@josefanon8504 It’s still iffy when someone in their mid 20’s is dating an 18 year old, but it’s not illegal, and so long as there aren’t any power dynamics it shouldn’t be an issue.

[@josefanon8504]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 yea, very dependant on power dynamics and mental age (dont know how to better phrase it)

[@plantlifeforever6994]

​@@josefanon8504if there's teen in their age but not in yours, generally too young. Just begs the question what's wrong with people your own age - what would a 20+ want to do with a teenager 😅

[@Cassxowary]

“he was a really nice, respectful guy, seemed to be a good cop too. I was shocked when I saw the episode.” uh…

[@EightJane]

The dad with "good people reading skills" has been abused before. He knows what that look feels like and what it means Also I just realized I'm playing red dead 2 while listening to this and just looked at the screen to see its the BG

[@isabellakneeland3942]

When I was a freshman in high school my track coach was fired because he would make only all of the girls do bear crawls toward him while he sat on the ground and watched us. He would also constantly touch us when fixing our form and rubbing or backs. He still substitute teaches at the school and my siblings have had him as a substitute multiple times. Absolutely disgusting that the school would still allow him to teach.

[@thewanderingqueen725]

I have too many stories. At least 6-10 people. They are everywhere.

[@Cassxowary]

instead of looking down on your family, the two sisters, who clearly got trauma and issues…

[@redtailarts101]

Having a short wife doesn't make someone a predator... But it does make sense that a predator would find someone short appealing.

[@krislarsen6546]

Fun fact... I think it's in Brazil I don't remember but apparently they restrict how short an actress can be in a porn film. Which is hilarious in itself.

[@Bolinho21Games]

"I had been on tv you all need to see" pulls a to catch a predator tape

[@ButChaAreBlanche]

I was groomed by a predator featured on a Long Beach edition episode, mid-grooming me as a 15 yo teen. So, he was always a predator before getting caught lol. He actually had the audacity to reach out to me, 18 years later on WhatsApp🙃

[@prjtvbox9795]

Burning Man is a place for everyone open minded enough to give it a chance. There is an amazing gifting economy, camaraderie like you couldn't imagine until you've seen it. There is actually a space set aside for families with children, with wristbands to tell which family kids belong to, a child minding co-op, etc. Burning Man (while I am childfree and my only experience with a child is that of a friend) is the most amazing place I've ever been. There are multiple police forces patrolling, a zero--tolerance policy, etc. And surprisingly, it's not the federal guys who are the most aggressive...its the local sheriff's deputies... . So while I will never defend a child predator, I will defend Burning Man untill my final breath.

[@Doomted90]

But... he was a graduate... from Juggalo University 😮🤣🤣👍

[@non-binarycactuspuppy4524]

He wasn't on the show but he definitely would have been if it was still filming. He was our schools football coach. I won't say his name but his initials were SG. If you know, you know. He was found with cp on his computer and was caught in a sting. It was pretty awkward at school when he was found out. The ironic thing is, he helped me out when I was being sexualy harassed by another student. To add salt onto an already open wound for his mother, she worked in the middle school, people blamed her and started verbally and physically attacking her. I feel bad for her. She didn't know.

[@jac6995]

I guess Nickelodeon animation wasn't too concerned with the guy who created Ren and Stimpy openly bragging about dating underage girls

[@aeris2001]

Source?

[@cassandrastepo6872]

When I was in middle school it was common knowledge that a teacher was dating his former student. They now live up the street from me and shes only allowed to walk around the block so far, ive never seen her in their one car

[@josephgaspar2944]

A lot of these stories are super “convenient” almost like someone made them up

[@radandpaisley]

Nickelodeon gave up on that zero tolerance pretty damn quickly eh?

[@sneakylemon8513]

I'm 28F and I love Disney! Like I'm low key obsessed. I do criticise where it gets problematic but I still love so many of the movies and shows. But fucking hell... just the idea that pedos exist makes me feel physically ill. I don't understand how anyone could do something like that. I work with kids and I don't even think it's appropriate to be their friend because the power imbalance is just too high. We are not peers. I can be a mentor sure, but not friend and certainly not anything closer. Like wtf is wrong with people. Their brains must be seriously broken. I really think they need life sentences. And honestly there needs to be permanent mental health living facilities for people who even think they might lean that way to go live in before they act on it.

[@cottonuwu3167]

If you didnt knew the rockstar guy is actually a legend amongs tcap fans. Cause hes the only one who got to be there without actually being a creep.

[@Saphirakii]

the nickelodeon one aged like milk

[@Jackies_Studios]

3:38 the sentence was so shocking, narrator had to repeat it multible times.

[@espurrispossessed]

We had a similar thing happen at my high school as story 22. PE teacher dated an ex student but most people are 16! Here when they graduate high school and we all suspect he started dating her before she graduated (this was all years before I attended tho). He still worked there during my high-school career. Everyone warned each other about him. He finally ended up getting fired during covid because he had contacted a girl (think she was 18) trying to pay her so he could have k!nky intercourse with her 💀. So she contacted the school and posted it online for everyone to see.

[@Yummypoison0]

"no one could tell" is almost always a lie. It's far easier (and looks better) to feign ignorance so no one can question why you didnt do more. Its bs to avoid accountability

[@PinkyJujubean]

Back around 2011 I traveled back to my hometown to visit my parents. While I was there I thought Id look on the registry and see if anyone I used to know was on it. I saw at least 20 people that I either knew or recognized. Almost all of them were on it for statutory but a few were pedos 🤢

[@rentheseer190]

I never thought I'd get a laugh at a "VINDICATION!" (imagine the meme here) story, on this type of story compilation.

[@charlotte_bowling]

RIVERSIDE?!?! I LIVE THERE

[@AustrianPainter1906]

The city or county

[@Entwined.Destinies]

Florida or not is the better question

[@josefanon8504]

there are probably like 50 riversides though

[@janpickren850]

"She called 999 after" I don't remember any Brits on the show but I could be wrong I guess

[@theonionqueen3519]

This wasn’t on to catch a predator, but close enough. When my older brother and I(f) were young (around the ages of 10 until 14) we did Tae Kwon Do together. There was this one teacher, Mr. Garcia, who was probably in his late twenties/early thirties. He was super popular with the other girls in my class, since he was playful and cool with them. My brother and I are both autistic little cave dwellers, so we would usually be found sitting in a dark corner away from the other children, grooming each other like chimpanzees and screeching at anyone who got too close. A bit of an exaggeration, but you see my point. He didn’t much care for me, because I was weird, so I was never subjected to his creepy flirting. Anyways, my bro and I had a joke that he was actually a pedo. We’d call him “Pedo Garcia.” I know, that’s a fucked up nickname, but he just gave us such bad vibes, and it felt like no one else saw him the way we did! We’d quietly watch him mess around with the other girls my age, then just lean over to each other and say “Pedo Garcia is on the prowl.” And then laugh quietly. One day, my mom was driving us to practice, when she said “I’m telling you this now so you don’t talk about it with anyone in class. You must keep this to yourselves. Mr. Garcia was arrested Wednesday for molesting a young girl.” Me and bro looked at each other and burst out laughing. Mom was so confused, so we had to tell her how we had always gotten a bad vibe from him. I must’ve been around 13/14 when this happened

[@KaitouKaiju]

A guy I went to high school with became a coach at the school. He had a years long affair with an underage student. He wanted to break it off and turn himself in but when the cops got there he was found dead of a shotgun blast. It was ruled a suicide though the evidence doesnt really add up. Most people think the girl's dad came through and murdered the guy.

[@LinKueiDragon]

The fact people believe the show was real. If it were, it would've been 'How to Catch a Politician or Celebrity'

[@LorxusIsAFox]

Like five of these stories: "This one (guy in a position of fairly unaccountable power, usually a cop) was always so nice to me and seemed intelligent, but turned out to be a child predator. It sure does seem like anyone at all can be a child-toucher."