

At first he seems to think I am a police officer. Instead he'll be meeting Dateline NBC correspondent Chris Hansen. Here's an excerpt of what we found: Steve, 35, thinks he's got a hot date with a 14-year-old girl. Just about every man who came to our house said it was the first time he had done something like this and most claimed they really had no intention of having sex with a minor.

And they all had something in common: the same excuse. The men who turned up in our investigation included a New York City firefighter and a man with a history of mental illness and a criminal record. Within hours there were men literally lining up at our door.

To follow the trail of an Internet predator prowling for children, from seduction in a chat room to a face-to-face meeting, Dateline rented a house, wired it with hidden cameras, and enlisted the help of an online vigilante group called "Perverted Justice." Volunteers from the group posed as teens in chat rooms, saying they were home alone and interested in sex.
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Also, scroll to the bottom of the page for the software mentioned in the story and more resources. In a Dateline hidden camera investigation, correspondent Chris Hansen catches some of these men in the act. A recent study found that one in five children online is approached by a sexual predator, a predator who may try to set up a face-to-face meeting. Children spend hours chatting online with their friends, and sometimes with strangers. Instant messaging on the computer has become the phone for kids today. I-To Catch a Predator: Dangers children face online" - Chris Hansen - NBC Dateline Dateline hidden camera investigation turns spotlight on Internet predators
