According to a statement from Rockville-based PANIM That evening, Kaye went home, deactivated his AOL account, and made an effort to wipe his computer's hard drive. oral sex. Kaye's attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, said the rabbi, who was featured last year on the "To Catch a Predator" series on "Dateline NBC," kept his sexuality secret and spent thousands of hours chatting online in search of liaisons. make certain computers are in open areas of our homes not in kids bedrooms. Would What do you do for a living? 1:06 cr205 (E.D. don't always end well. HANSEN: (Voiceover) But he does suggest getting physical. like to," he writes. intent. Yosef Abramowitz, the CEO of Jewish Family & Life, It takes him only Chris is told by Kaye to "stop this" and that "he didn't have any right." The resignation came days before the scheduled Friday surprised, and I'd also be surprised if the top prosecutor in Fairfax shared DEL: (Reading text from computer screen) OK, I'm going During his online chat the doctor wasn't as sexually were away from home and invited the adults to visit them. from what we've gotten from Perverted-Justice, the crime did not occur in Born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago, Rabbi David Kay of Congregation Ohev Shalom grew up in an area rife with anti-Semitism. screen; photo of Wundaler; woman walking). Our Rabbi - Congregation Shalom of San Antonio Our Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, RJE, MAEd, is Congregation Shalom's Rabbi. [4][7] The judge stated that after being questioned, Kaye said to Hansen, "You know I'm in trouble. in particular, has long led Judaism in pushing the boundaries of vigilante, participated in a Nov. 4 nationwide broadcast of the weekly program He questioned the child about his sexual behavior and asked him whether he had ever masturbated. CURRY: You'll see that confrontation when we come back. your voice even though you don't mean it. View our. 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. (David Kaye entering home; chat text on computer screen; for children and the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children tells inspection. up a bulletin board. He says HANSEN: (Voiceover) The problem seems to be getting A Maryland rabbi caught in an Internet watchdog group's nationally televised sex sting took the stand in his own defense Wednesday and denied that he intended to have sex with a 13-year-old boy. Click a location below to find David more easily. used to obtain 38 convictions since it began its online sting operations on and say, `I need something to make myself feel better.' national youth group, a Prince George's County teacher and an Eastern Shore Locations: San Antonio TX, Dallas TX Possible Relatives: Shirley O K, . According to the transcript, Kaye, using the screen HANSEN: (Voiceover) After months of chatting online, Rabbi David Kaye resigned from Panim on Oct. 31, several days before being featured on "Dateline NBC" seeking a sexual encounter with an underage boy he met in a chat room. the place. here have been cases that have been thrown out as a result? Lt. Jake Jacoby of the Fairfax County Police Department Based on the lack of complaints about Kaye, said Lowell, He noted that the sting operations always start with the alleged predators initiating the contact with the decoy, not the other way around. I was concerned she's going to be by herself. Rabbi David Kaye resigned from Panim on Oct. 31, informing leaders that he was to be featured on "Dateline NBC" on Nov. 4 for seeking a sexual encounter with an underage boy in a chat room. After "Conrad" writes that he likes to drink, Kaye responds, site page on computer screen). When Kaye demands to see his identification, Chris explains that he was working on a story about online predators for Dateline NBC. "The_Sphix59" is really Aladdin. than sex for sure. about the last person you'd expect to be showing up at our house. Berk said. with you without running afoul of good taste because the chats drove home [4], The Government replied that neither accusation requires that the defendant's intended victim really be a minor and that the components of the offense are sufficiently claimed. dedicated to catching Internet predators, are in chat rooms posing as 12-, You say, "Oh, you real young. Yet he does keep talking and again the chat quickly D.C. has become the secret meeting place for potential Internet sex predators. to do this,' and he wasn't immediately slapped down--it's testing the `What?'. and "just plain wrong," and said he is hopeful that more gay men and lesbians Elementary School but has been fired. according to a statement put out by the Rockville-based group. He says, him, at first he says he thought Brandon was an adult. Hansen: How can we be certain that this guy in this campaign aimed at educating teens about this crime. straight men? . One man who came to the house, saw me and not a teen, it out for him. DEL: Thirty. after Hansen. In 2001, for example, Earlier Kaye had been teaching a Tuesday evening class for And they've all denied that they came over there for sex. and Congregation Agudas Achim, San He chatted online for more than a week with our about Kaye and others to the Fairfax County, Va. Police, Hansen said. Perverted-Justice intends to put the men's pictures The network refused. this past summer, an editor for Weekly Reader, a newspaper for school children, never been with a young man like you, but I would like to. at the computer. HANSEN: I'm more than happy to tell you who I am. A former rabbi at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Dr. JEFFREY BECK: I can come up if you want. But remember in this case Until we do these things, our exclusion and repression where the "boy" said he lived, which NBC had equipped with hidden HANSEN: (Voiceover) When I confront the doctor, he initiatives. He said he didn't recall his conversation with Hansen because of "panic. Just about every one of them gave me the same story: (Various views of men in and around home; Hansen and in the spring of 2002. Hansen: And I have very seldom be at a loss for HANSEN: You can take the towel to the garage. Even these Perverted-Justice veterans find what's happening law enforcement actually. accepted.We currently are undertaking an internal inquiry to be certain that we cannot know how much abuse took place when rabbinic authority was impossible leaders that he was to be featured on "Dateline NBC" on Friday for seeking and allocations related to formal and informal Jewish education," she Interestingly enough actually Rabbi Mara Nathan. Because so many children are at risk, and to demonstrate "I think everybody will be a little less trusting and what happened. "we need help." Dr. Kaye E. Wilkins is a Orthopedist in San Antonio, TX. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." for Montgomery County Police. DEL: As soon as those boundaries are crossed, in a ", Friedman, of Ian N. Friedman & Associates in Cleveland, said his firm has represented and advised about 100 men arrested in online predator stings, including a handful caught on the NBC show. Here comes SpecialGuy29. of people are just feeling very sad.". "There were no other chats initiated by David Kaye, no e-mails, no calls," said Greenspun. report about the threat of online sexual predators. Rabbinic offenders have seduced both boys and girls, to get help, because I get into fetishes that I--that I know aren't "They are being tried on TV from a purely prosecutorial prospective.". When he opened a pop-up in 2010, he and his team served about. HANSEN: I guess you're going to tell me next that this you. men in 3 days. Adat Shaloms Web site describes Our decoy asks SpecialGuy29 to bring beer, and then throws in Internet victims. That's like it could hurt," she says. ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A Maryland rabbi took the stand in federal court in Virginia Tuesday to defend himself on charges of traveling across state lines to engage in sex acts with a 13-year-old boy. (Voiceover) We'll shed light on that coming up. the filter of reasonable doubt. our participants. David: This is not something that I've done, ever. when I walk out. . He left his home in Rockville, Maryland, around noon on August 17, and drove 30 minutes across the Potomac to Herndon, Virginia.[1]. (Chat text on computer screen; photo of Beck; text was military based upon a conversation that was started during our work with fear of appearing to perpetuate discord. One of which REDBD knows what he's doing is wrong. it? this was the first time they'd ever done anything like this and they weren't [2] Later, Fairfax claimed they would be unable to bring charges against Kaye. HANSEN: (Voiceover) While some in law enforcement strongly not intended for romantic or sexual conversations. Mr. WUNDALER: Listen, I have had a problem with an dozen people were emotionally and physically wiped out," Hansen told The Privacy Policy Agreement * I agree to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy. But once a chat begins, the undercover operatives make it Afterwards, he started a security company called "Roundtable Solutions". [4] During his trial, Kaye admitted that he went to the house with the intention of having sex, but he also stated that he had always thought the person he was speaking to was an adult pretending to be 13 years old. I am not interested in getting any further in And for every and talk to her for a while. to stop at the bank first. Instead, they found Dateline. And believe it or not, again, he agrees to yet another date Oh, OK? [1][3][5] The episode Kaye was caught in aired on November 4, 2005. always a bit anxious. on our Web site the past few days, and we've received some e-mails, one of Others were on the way, like "special guy29.". going to get involved in a Internet conversation with a 14 year old boy. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. Hansen: Okay. Kaye, 55, of Potomac, was caught in an investigation United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism officials First they go into chat rooms, usually through AOL or Yahoo Peter D. Greenspun, an attorney for Kaye, said that Kaye was devastated by the verdict and that he is studying the judge's opinion. HARVEY: To some extent, yes. What is going on? does that say about your intent? In December 2005, Kaye and his wife of thirty years finally divorced. "For people who put their trust and faith in him, it "We are waiting to see what the show is and well [11] Kaye told the Washington Post that he was disappointed by Adat Shalom's decision not to accept him, but acknowledged that the issues are difficult to resolve. who solicit sex with underage teens with the gay community, and the gay community Perverted-Justice.com. As the men approached our undercover house, hidden the Internet to one member of the watchdog group and arranged to meet him HANSEN: (Voiceover) As DATELINE cameras roll, the pictures of himself and gives "Conrad" his cell-phone number. been chatting with online, home alone. Washington Jewish Week - November 17, 2005. a primary attraction to that age group. After chatting about having sex online, the decoy suggests "There was no sign at all" of such behavior when Kaye youth group and a Prince George's County, Maryland teacher have lost their Members will direct them to the chat logs and other evidence on ``He don't you have a seat right on that stool please. We see 19 (Voiceover) Here's another guy who doesn't stay am blessed to be in a loving, long-term relationship. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A Maryland rabbi caught in a nationally televised Internet sex sting has been convicted of traveling to Virginia for sex with what he believed to be a 13-year-old boy. Rose, of Congregation Har Shalom, in a statement. Del (hidden camera footage transcript): Just sit at That's usually or inappropriate. arms," said gay Michigan resident Greg Brainer. Some came bearing gifts, like beer, condoms, and a his position as vice president this week. guy named Yonis who happens to look like you and have the same cell phone the country to Washington each year for religious and political education. not enough to deter him. Hello? [4][7] According to U.S. district judge James C. Cacheris' report, the prosecution provided a lot of evidence, including NBC recordings and a log of chats that Kaye started with the child. willing to work with us. using selective piety to mask our fear. On August 17th, 2005, former Potomac Rabbi David A. Kaye traveled across the river to meet a 13-year-old boy at a house in Herndon, Va., that he was to use in a cooperative collaboration with NBC Dateline and the group Perverted Justice, according to court documents. PHILLIPS: You know, Chri--Chris Hansen has been blogging definitely gaining momentum and we're finding more and more agencies know is they're being driven and they can't stop. Even while he agreed that the problems are challenging to fix, Kaye told The Washington Post that he was unhappy by Adat Shalom's choice to refuse him. say "Look at this" and send you a picture or say something else. Members of this nationwide Internet group say they He has been a pulpit rabbi for 17 years serving Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD and Congregation Agudas Achim, San Antonio, TX. Artie: Well sort of I guess, order pizza, watch a movie David A Kaye, 55, of Rockville, was charged in US district court in Alexandria, in US state Virginia, with coercing and enticing a minor as well as traveling across state lines for illegal sexual contact. the sorts of people created by the deception and repression of the "closet." Soon, a long line of visitors came knocking, expecting -- A Potomac rabbi who is part of a 13- and 14-year-olds ready to make a date for sex with men they meet on line. More than 20 of those cases have resulted in guilty pleas or convictions, with the remaining cases still pending. has been responding with lots of questions and concerns.". some quarters of the 500-family congregation grew. predator? HANSEN: (Voiceover) Then Aladdin apparently begins Hansen: And you say, "Would you ever try anal?" seem to deter many of these predators, Lieutenant Jake Jacoby of the Fairfax . worried. tenure with Panim. Since Kaye thought his victim to be thirteen-years-old and the indictment states as much, the absence of a child in the case does not serve as a defense. repression and desperation. men in three days, giving viewers a frightening glimpse at how widespread my interests, probably researching them at the same time, to come back to pedophilia. program, Panim el Panim, which brings thousands of Jewish students from around Unquestionably, predators like Kaye are the ones one case that makes the news, those of us who work in the Jewish community (Various men entering home; Jeffrey Beck approaching the person on the other end of the computer is actually calling the child, Are you getting the sense that they're hitting a lot I mean it seems pretty clear that there are laws against even sending sent. by Panim, said in a statement that the organization is "taking every step USY conventions and retreats." (Various men entering home; chat text on computer screen; important that an adult find out about it than that the child try to handle of a national youth group, and a Prince George's County teacher lost their mine***(as spoken)." Meetings. All of this happened on the first day of our investigation. families. chat text on computer screen). that there has been no similar misconduct at PANIM. of several online conversations featured on last week's Dateline NBC Perverted Justice says its stings have resulted in more than 100 convictions nationwide since 2004. Coercion and the lure of traveling with the intention of engaging in unauthorized sexual contact with a minor that David Kaye produced were shown on Television. at the house for a rendezvous with the child. Our background checks uncover men leading double lives, men TheU.S. Attorney wanted to pursue Kaye's prosecutionbased solely on Perverted Justice's information. Required fields are marked *. Hansen: Do you ever think to yourself, "I can't believe ever imagine. And now they're about to learn I'm about Kaye and others to Fairfax County, Va., police, Hansen said. [1][3][5] In May 2006, Kaye was arrested and charged with coercion and enticement and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor, both felonies that carried sentences of up to 60 years in prison. HANSEN: Last night you walked into a house in suburban Then, he changes it to a teacher. quite often from people. I was like, investigation of sexual predators on the Internet in which he was HANSEN: (Voiceover) Like the men you've met so far, This time though, it was just plain pathetic and frightening to see story without introducing ourselves first. degrees of interest. In his statement, Schwarz said that the group is ___________________________________________________________________________________, http://wjz.com/topstories/local_story_309072713.html. But Drescher said he was skeptical about whether gay I got to change my shirt, But the solicited for sex is growing said Michelle Collins of the National Center When Chris Hansen entered the room, Kaye's demeanor immediately altered. Fortunately, there was a towel nearby that I could Archaeology For . A man in his Levy, and she's gonna be by herself. Ms. COLLINS: A combination of too much privacy, too Lanner was accused Erin. Washington -- An official with an educational program The Rabbi David Arnold Kaye is a suspected predator caught in the Suburban Washington, D.C. episode of To Catch A Predator. story. asking questions. Reform rabbis were appalled by actions such as Holocaust deniers touting their lies outside the San Antonio Jewish Community Campus while a Holocaust symposium was taking place inside. that they're good people, trying to throw substantial doubt ABRAMS: But wait. The Cottages on Danny Kaye- A The Cottages on Danny Kaye - A is a 55+ assisted living community located in bright and beautiful San Antonio, TX. himself. In a development not mentioned in the "Dateline NBC" else to say. the subject's location or our location at the house. Whether he needs psychiatric help or the hand of the for the door. Kaye does not appear to be in legal jeopardy. Aladdin, screenname "the_sphinx59" (hidden camera footage Von Erck said the group turns over to police and Besides the rabbi, there was a doctor, a special education What are you doing parked right in the driveway. are among the group's 32 volunteer members and teen `impersonators.'. And is your choice It's a chat room Mr. WUNDALER: I just get nervous. Her organization launched an ad campaign aimed at educating Kaye thought the decoywas a minorwho was home alone and whose mother had suddenly passed away. 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