tonight the hidden cameras are in california. an undercover house complete with a hot tub. did you bring your swim trunks. and plenty of hot water. you say you re a pretty normal, horny old man. on craigslist, you talk about oral sex. can i ask you something? am i going to be, like, in trouble? there s the internet addict who comes clean. like a drug. it was definitely an addiction. and the marine sniper who comes armed. i didn t listen to my sixth sense that kept me alive in iraq and i didn t do that here. what is in store for all of these men? you are going to jail today. chris hanssen with a dateline net crime, to catch a predator. thank you for joining us. now we move across the country to northern california to the town of petaluma where two high-profile cases made national headlines. when our hidden cameras find there, again, we want to warn
are you? you know, it s against the law. oh. oh? yeah, yeah. no, no. i mean, it s bad. it s time to wrap up this interview and make room for our next visitor. well, there s something i gotta tell you. i m chris hansen with dateline nbc. [ bleep ]. cover my face. we asked him to go in the house and out the front door so this next man can come in through the garage. as our new arrival makes his way into the backyard, police arrest manbay2004 in the front. the police are so quiet that this 33-year-old has no idea what s going on. his name is fernando bernal. he does computer support at a college. he s here to meet a girl who told him she was 13. hey! oh, you brought me something. yeah. yeah. how are you? fine. and you? good. come on back. and you can set it down on the bar. you can online he calls himself
you would have had sex with this girl if the opportunity arose? no. i probably wouldn t because no. i was thinking on the way here i d maybe i just need to talk, you know. well, you were talking online here. yeah. you tell her that you ll teach her various sex acts. you. i m i m sorry. why would you risk so much for this one time encounter? i don t even understand it myself, sir. do you ever watch dateline nbc ? does this all seem a little familiar to you? yeah. i m chris hansen with dateline nbc. and we re doing a story on adults who try to meet teens online. is this going to be aired? he s reluctant to leave, concerned about appearing on national television. i m a good person. if you guys don t believe it. i really do believe god is going to help me through this. what he doesn t seem to know as he walks out of the backyard
about what you want to do with this boy sexually. because that s what he wanted and told me. so it s his fault? not really. no. i m taking full blame for whatever happened. and although he seems to take full blame, he insists he didn t believe the boy, kevin, was really 13. was there a conversation about you look so much older? no. but i did tell him that i think something does not seem right. you also gave him a laundry list of sexual acts that you wanted to engage with him in. now you gonna tell me who you are now? yes. i m chris hansen with dateline nbc and we re doing a story on adults who try to meet teens on the internet. no. now, if there s anything else you d like to tell us, we d be glad to hear it. thank you. as he exits the backyard, law enforcement gets into position, and then makes the arrest. i knew you guys were going to do this.
conversation makes it sound like you would do that with a 13-year-old. no. i wouldn t. i wouldn t do that. have you ever had an orgasm? if you re my girl, i ll give you the best one in your life. i wouldn t do that to her. only unless if, you know, if she was 18 or, you know talking about condoms. there s talk about sex. there s talk about giving her an orgasm. i mean, what conclusion are we supposed to draw from that? i made a mistake. i had a couple beers. i was tired and i just feel like talking, you know, like. that i shouldn t be talking like that. this is the part where he finds out he is going to be on national television. i m chris hanssen with dateline nbc. okay. we re doing a story on adults who try to meet teenagers online. i m sorry. and, you know, i wouldn t do that. seduce a kid, a girl. well, you re seducing her online. i wouldn t do that in person. well, you re free to go. and you can take your stuff.