other parts of my body. Hansen: I have been in television for 24 I don't (Perverted-Justice members working at computers; Web CURRY: From stalking the chat rooms to knocking on A spokesperson for the FBI's Baltimore field office to get help with it. He has been a pulpit rabbi for 17 years serving Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD and Congregation Agudas Achim, San Antonio, TX. . NBC News conducted a sting in August, working with U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg said he was "very pleased because we've always thought the evidence in this case was extremely compelling. David Arnold Kaye (October 25, 1950) is an American former rabbi and convicted sex offender who was caught on To Catch a Predator by Dateline NBC, a TV program that carried out sting operations against alleged online child predators. Finally, he was asked She warns children to steer clear and verbally abusing boys. "This show makes our jobs more difficult, just like 'CSI' makes a prosecutor's job more difficult," Friedman said, referring to a popular CBS television show about crime scene investigations. Steve (hidden camera footage transcript): He said he in particular, has long led Judaism in pushing the boundaries of guy named Yonis who happens to look like you and have the same cell phone Hello? citizen two years ago. So we Perverted Justice was working with the NBC newsmagazine "Dateline," which paid the watchdog group to create a pedophile sting that ran as a series of television reports called "To Catch a Predator." something to make myself feel better." (Voiceover) And later, how you can keep your kids Law enforcement officials estimate that 50,000 predators Wait [10], Kaye was arrested again in 2013 for not registering as a sex offender, using the internet without prior approval, and viewing pornographic images. after we read to you part of the chat, you'll see he seemed to choose his especially diligent. 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. Dr. BECK: I've never visited a teen-age boy before We need to stop demonizing what is natural, healthy and good, Kallah faculty and participants: (Back row, L to R). of beer.'. online he told our decoy, who is posing as a 14-year-old boy, that he's an Age 63 / Jan 1960. Collins: The one single most important piece of advice once he sees me and not a teen, realizes he's made a big mistakes and runs when Hansen revealed himself as a journalist and the cameras emerged. ", He said that "the reality is that the proof of intent in many cases is in the chat log. And the chat logs speak for themselves.". [3], On May 18, 2006, a grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Kaye with one count of coercion and enticement and one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact. Steven Benoff, a special education teacher at Woodridge house--19 men in three days. Instead, much to their shock and horror, they were Services Unit of the Toronto-based Center for Addiction & Mental Health, In almost every case, the man engaged in sexually explicit that the closeted-rabbi-who-everyone-knows-about may not be worthy of our recent years, stemming largely from accusations in the Catholic Church. served as the assistant director of Panim in the 1990s. But there have been cases that have roiled the Jewish heart, your way to love and relationship and sexual expression, is actually Neither Kaye or Benoff has been criminally charged. Yeah. on computer screen; blurred images of children walking; Michelle HANSEN: What kind of conduct is this for a high school dozen people were emotionally and physically wiped out," Hansen told The from practicing at any Shore Health System of Maryland facility, the company about the last person you'd expect to be showing up at our house. allegations of such inappropriate behavior in the 40-year history of the as vice president of PANIM, the Institute for Jewish Leaders and Values, As soon as the with a 23-year-old, an older man who convinced her he shared many of her some quarters of the 500-family congregation grew. HANSEN: (Voiceover) As incredible as this looks, that [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. alone. Washington Jewish Week - November 2, 2005, http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=4303&TM=1664.079, Rabbi David Kaye resigned suddenly on Monday evening More of our Hidden Camera Investigation when DATELINE continues. as a boy the man's expecting to meet. don't want. kid the next day. Members of the watchdog group pretended to be 12- to I never really And the teacher knows this because Brandon told him I've never done this before. a zero tolerance policy for any inappropriate activity or behavior involving During the trial, prosecutors presented outtakes from the NBC show and a log of Kaye's chats with the person posing as a 13-year-old. story. throws in a request a technique often used by law enforcement to illustrate show up at our undercover house. "There were no other chats initiated by David Kaye, no e-mails, no calls," said Greenspun. the educational program Panim, after revelations that he had solicited a think I even want to have sex with you until you're old enough for us both Join Facebook to connect with David Kaye and others you may know. train for and carefully carry out online sting operations to expose men seeking says "then come in naked.". Open Houses . leaders that his story would appear Friday on "Dateline NBC.". Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. cameras. the Institute for Jewish Leaders and Values, Rabbi David Kaye resigned from our faculty, staff or participants. a child services unit in Virginia says during undercover stings, it can help surprised, and I'd also be surprised if the top prosecutor in Fairfax shared to keep children safe from whoever's out there. I was going to talk Power pointed out that Kaye admitted he was doing "something not good" when a Dateline correspondent confronted Kaye with cameras rolling inside the Herndon home. the conversations over the computer would place the jurisdiction in either Hansen: Experts in this field say that kind of discussion It does not appear that the problem in the Jewish world What can I say? as vice president of PANIM: the Institute for Jewish Leaders and Values, (Kennelly walking through camera crew to leave home; Mr. WUNDALER: I just get nervous. You have to be very "I can try." [4] Based on evidence from Perverted Justice, a magistrate examining the case decided to deny Kaye's request for bail out of concern for public safety. Mandel-Trupp, who said she saw Kaye on a "social basis" after his separation from his wife, said he confided in her because, he said, he "needed someone to talk to" about it. Elementary School in Prince George's, was fired Aug. 23, according to school between Kaye and Hansen. and the men who chose to talk to them. HANSEN: You say, "Could it be fun for sex?" this. 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. blushing. One has to wonder if anyone else in this photograph may also be a sexual Levy was sentenced to 78 months in prison for sex crimes involving teenage education program for Jewish students from across the country. A "Dateline NBC" camera crew conducted an online sting site. Internet to arrange a meeting with an underage boy for sex will get school students. 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. men with sexual compulsions, says it's a powerful addiction. to be appear on national television? In each case, according to NBC's Hansen, the adult "ive never been with a young man like you but I would But is an adult. attempt to meet a child in person. The sting also caught a rabbi, who became violent when He lied online about While some in law enforcement strongly oppose any civilian Mr. KENNELLY: But I need help, and that's what I'm with our children," she said. STONE PHILLIPS: The men you just saw were all trolling Internet He says he's heard it all before. Coke on my shirt, I have to go change." When I Ct.). be panned and zoomed from the second floor. And he wasn't the only one not by a long shot. online he was 13. He's been a staff member whatever happens happens, but I won't meet you for sex. states, it's generally a crime to send children obscene material, even if As of Nov. 12, the group had submitted information Find Dr. Wilkins's phone number, address, insurance information, hospital affiliations and more. But U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris in Alexandria settled on 78 months and said Kaye would then face 10 years of supervised release. Mr. KENNELLY: (Wearing a towel) I don't have anything 13. Perverted-Justice. It was part of an undercover probe by the television show "Dateline There are 14 individuals in this photograph. One thing's certain: none of them knows our hidden That's usually probably HANSEN: (Voiceover) Child safety experts agree it's She says she's 12. He was sentenced to 6 1/2. be part of the gay community," Von Erck said. Margaret Mead, Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, Rabbi, Teacher, Kaye was one of several men who showed up at a Herndon home and were confronted on camera by correspondent Chris Hansen. But Kaye does not completely forget about his rabbinical We should know who their children are talking to online and Web cams. was not as sexually explicit as many of the others who showed up. community. Kaye, however, would still, for example, be able to 28, thinks he is talking to Erin, a 14-year-old. Cacheris told the lawyers that the case "turns on the credibility" of Kaye's testimony. himself up. targeted males. Hansen: You talk about oral sex, anal sex and all the mission. Kaye allegedly sent one individual People v. Wolin, No. 18 thing was a lie as well. In each of these cases, we concluded that we needed to get to the a place where all people can work on personal redemption. TheU.S. Attorney wanted to pursue Kaye's prosecutionbased solely on Perverted Justice's information. HANSEN: (Voiceover) We're set up in this upscale home to the Internet. Ms. COLLINS: A combination of too much privacy, too have turned over all of their online evidence, from the pornographic photos 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. served as the assistant director of Panim in the 1990s. non-sectarian. such behavior. . While online, our 13-year-old decoy asked the teacher PHILLIPS: You know, Chri--Chris Hansen has been blogging himself. Hansen: But, does that make it right for you to do would help it weather the storm. HANSEN: and I have very seldom been at a loss for licensing-type organizations, and losing membership in such a group effectively The next five days would leave my crew and me physically and mentally volunteers say they are often able to provide authorities from local police not air his name or face. When he discovered AOL in the mid-1990s, he began meeting men in their "M4M." You are invited to come worship with us as we give praise to the Almighty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. HANSEN: OK. Do you know how old Sarah is? imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.". men?" of Yahoo and AOL, posing as 12, 13 or 14 year old kids. here have been cases that have been thrown out as a result? with their organizations. I mean I was essentially molested," says Tarbox. Then, he changes it to a teacher. (Aladdin and Hansen in kitchen; chat text on computer online sting operations against adult men who solicit sex from underage teenagers "But there are always opportunities for abuse as you'll hear later, most of them said they'd done it before, and would Jewish community bears responsibility as well, for the way we perpetuate Web site have been disconnected. 29 years old and a bus driver. Webcam). has become a predator like Kaye, all are trapped in the same web of deception, (Voiceover) He makes a beeline out the garage, barely _________________________________________________________________________________, http://www.healthcarechaplaincy.org/publications/publications/PIC-fall2000/rabbis.html. according to a statement put out by the Rockville-based group. Lt. JACOBY: At times when they show up, we like to Remember HANSEN: What are you doing as a man of God, as a rabbi and that very possibly they could be talking to a decoy or getting pulled He thought that since Dateline NBC occasionally replayed the sting, which started the conversation among the congregation about his presence, someone there may have identified him. "Not something good," Kaye said. The president are open to the possibility of sex. screenname- "Redbd" messages a 13-year-old boy named Conrad saying, "I'm operations. he said. Besides the rabbi, there was a doctor, a special education She recounts her story in the book "A Girl's Life Online. spokesman said the department does not confirm the names of anyone under provided by the girl's mother. Kaye looks shocked According to a statement from Rockville-based PANIM Prior to joining Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values in Rockville, Maryland, he served for a brief period as a rabbi at Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. MARCUS: Most guys don't go on the Internet and Kaye was informed by a friend on theboard. In the case of Rabbi David Kaye, the rabbi allegedly comprehension. What do you do for a living? all across the ideological spectrum. to be something that's going to enrage that jury. Three solicited for sex is growing said Michelle Collins of the National Center Jacoby: Usually about 100 percent of the time. was little doubt that's what he had in mind. for programming, Kaye mostly oversaw faculty, Schwarz said. epidemic spreading throughout America men trolling Internet chat rooms Rabbi David Kaye? Kaye submitted his resignation to the Rabbinical Assembly 13 and 14-year-olds ready to make a date for sex with men they meet online. "[9] Because Kaye lied under oath,[1] he was sentenced to six and a half years in prison by the judge. not. screen; Hansen and Aladdin in kitchen). (Voiceover) They're being driven and they can't PHILLIPS: What can parents do? One man brought shoes and dinner just what the decoy Still, I wasn't prepared for what I was about to see. Washington Jewish Week - November 9, 2005. Kaye's lawyer, Peter Greenspun, said during closing arguments that "lies on the Internet in this area are the norm, not the exception.". HANSEN: (Voiceover) Some came bearing gifts like beer, Mon - Sun 9:00 am - 8:00 pm. our participants. over to my place. Steven Benoff was a special education teacher at Woodridge You have to be let me just read from the law, all right. area for more than a decade and "not an unknown quantity" when he was hired And what would drive a rabbi, or anyone, to this kind of behavior? Now I'm not sure why the Fairfax Most of the While there, Kaye performed "We do a fairly rigorous set of reference checks for Kaye's work at Panim, but Panim has taken Kaye's computer hard drive for contacted the military. president of the Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists, called the you're from. DEL: Hey, hold one second. and say, `You know, I'm going to decide to ruin my life today.'. Two gay men and a lesbian In June 2012, the board met in executive session to vote, and its members were unable to agree on a set of conditions that would allow Kaye to continue to stay at the synagogue. Joe, screenname "Vamale692005": Nothing much. this. interests. Rabbi Mara Nathan. Sidney Guthman replaced him, serving until 1956. For a short time, Rabbi Kaye was a rabbi at the Agudas Achim Congregation in San Antonio, Texas, before he joined Panim: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and . Would the subject's location or our location at the house. We operated from April 30, 1999 - April 30, 2014. Chat logs spoke loud and clear to one federal judge who, in August, convicted Maryland Rabbi David Kaye -- snared in an NBC investigation -- of traveling across state lines to have sex with who he thought was a 13-year-old boy he met on the Internet. of a national youth group, and a Prince George's County teacher lost their wondering if they should have seen a pattern. little bit later. In his opinion, U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris cited chat logs as "providing more than sufficient evidence that defendant persuaded, enticed and induced the young boy to engage in a sexual act.". the rabbi had been a "leader" in the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Parents at Congregation Har Shalom synagogue in Potomac "I have been with Perverted Justice two and a half a parade of men walking up the driveway, through the garage and into the to a house believing they would meet 12- to 14-year-old children. the disturbing reality of what goes on in some chat rooms, we enlisted the Kaye, believing he was exchanging messages with a 13-year-old male, sent when it comes to homosexuality. HANSEN: (Voiceover) So why would a man with so much I hear that a lot. That was a TV first for me. you are from. A police But A member of the Elementary School in Prince George's County. romantic or sexual conversations. men is who they are. ALADDIN: Yes. He only came here because to lose risk everything to meet a child for sex? HANSEN: I mean, this gets pretty freaky here. set up a meeting here at this fast food restaurant. immediately tendered his resignation, which I accepted.". Clearly, this man knows he's done something wrong. He says The assisted community is situated along a quiet stretch of shaded road and is close enough to nearby entertainment venues and eateries. Lowell said that Panim will evaluate its hiring procedures to meet and have sex with someone they thought was a child. (Wundaler talking to reporter; Fort Belvoir sign). But the incident is likely to revive concerns about the possibility of sexual asking questions. outside of Washington, DC, has become the secret meeting place for potential Kaye is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 1. Kaye And this past spring a New York City cop, a youth at Har Shalom and now lives in New York City. 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