To Catch a Predator
To Catch a Predator can be an American reality television set which has camera investigations that are hidden . It was committed to impersonating persons that were under age and detaining male adults that contacted them for sexual liaisons on the Internet. People then confronted and were lured to meet under the pretense of contact a decoy. Show host Chris Hansen clarified in an interview never, and these subjects should be labeled as sexual predators pedophiles. "Pedophiles have a very specific definition, so people who are interested in prepubescent sex," he said.
The series included 1 2 investigations in total, also premiered in November 2004. The diagnoses were conducted together with the assistance of watchdog group perverted justice since undercover sting operations. Since the third episode, police and other officials were involved, resulting in the arrests of the majority of individuals captured. No fresh episodes have aired since December 2007.
NBC affiliates WTMJ in Milwaukee, KSHB in Kansas City and also WBRE have done local versions of To Catch a Predator. A Variety of Spin Offs have aired in the Exact Same format, for example To Catch a Con-man, To Catch, To Catch a Vehicle Thief and To Catch an ID Thief. To Catch a Predator is also aired on Crime & Investigation Network in the United Kingdom and FX, the Crime & Investigation Network in Australia and also New Zealand along with FOX Legislation in Portugal.