Viewer e-mails about this special report

Reactions to the Ohio installment

This is the reason that gives me faith in the media again. Please continue to conduct investigations into the dregs of society. It will take your help as well as the help of every American. Each small victory helps win the war. --Drew Tallberg, San Diego

It seems logical that some kind of sting operation like this should be part of every police force in the country on a ongoing basis.--Kathleen McCarron, Mobile, Ala.

Dateline, I thank you and your entire staff for all the hard work you have done on this "catching internet predators", thank you for exposing this problem to society not only are predators are out there in high record numbers, they are willing to stop at nothing and sacrifice everything for a demented pleasure. I only hope that the justice system doesn't fail us now how . --L.G., North Platte, Neb.

A very eye opening. I congratulate you and the people of Perverted-Justice.com for your efforts. I live in a small town and thought the relative isolation would shield us from this ... I had no idea that someone would actually drive 100, 200 or more miles. --Bob Petrillo, Lanesboro, Minn.

Excellent work ! I retired after years of supervising a sex crimes unit with our local police department and I can't begin to tell you how strapped most police departments are. Most are not afforded the luxury (bad word choice, I know) of spending time trying to corral these guys.--Sgt. Michael Schiltz (ret'd), Duluth, Minn.

I think you guys are doing a great job, but I don't think that you should just target men. I believe there are some women out there that are doing the same thing. It should go both ways. Thanks. --Katrina Jones, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

It makes me feel really good to know that people actually care about this situation. I'm 22 now, and I was about 12 when my family got our first computer. Chat rooms were getting very popular at the time and I don't know how many time I was asked to tell the size of my breast or show them somthing. I was disgusted even then. And I'm more digusted now to see that some people are still that stupid even after they've seen your show. Thank you so much for doing this, I know it would have been helpfull when I was young, but luckly I new better. --Sarah Hernandez

Thank you for getting these creeps off the streets. These men are making themselves look like victims, when the only victims could be our children. --Marty Albo, Columbus ,Ohio

It is amazing just how far reaching this epidemic is. We need more investagations on this problem and far, far more investiators to get these pedophiles off the internet. I have 3 daughters and if I found this happening to them I would hope there would be someone out there to catch the predator. We have enough to worry about with our children it seems every day something else crops up. These people are sick and nasty and should be put in prison even though the chances of rehabilitation are remote, keep them away from our children.I appreciate Dateline doing these segments. Do more!!! --Billie Hartung, Montana

I am so glad you are doing this. These people must be caught and brought to justice. It is just appalling at the number of child sexual predators that are out there and in every class of people. If only there was something like this (sting operation) when I was young perhaps myself and many of my female and male relatives, victims of child sexual abuse; would have been spared the continual damage of what child molestation can do to a person. Thank you again, you have literally spared many young lives. May God bless richly bless you and may we see the day when we will not fear nor see not speak of this evil toward our children again. --CeCe VanHardenberg, Rio Rancho, New Mexico

The problem of online predators will never be solved as long as there are teenagers who are willing to meet strangers on the Internet. Obviously the problem of sexual predators is huge, and is disturbing to say the least. But shouldn't some responsiblity land on the children who agree to meet a stranger in person? These children are victims, yes, but are not entirely blameless. Sexual predators are never going to stop soliciting children. The only way to stop victimization is to teach children that it is their own responsibility to stay safe online and that it is their own actions to lead to this abuse. --Holly Kojis, Vancouver, Wash.

Dear Dateline, Thank you so much for these insightful programs! I have been talking to my two teenage daughters for months about the dangers on talking to strangers online. I had even started printing out your articles from the Internet for them to read. They kept saying "Oh Mom, grown men would never talk that way to girls our age, etc. When your show aired last night (4/26) my girls were in the room with me and I told them it would be good if we watched it together. Boy, did it ever open their eyes! I couldn't have been more pleased. I guess that's what it took for them to realize that mom may have been right. They thought those men were disgusting. I could tell by their reaction to the the program that they will think long and hard before responding to strangers online. Thanks again for a job well done, and I hope that more parents will watch this with their children. Sometimes it takes someone on the outside for then to really get it! --Kim W., Strasburg, Virginia

I can't seem to form the words to tell you how disgusted and angered I am by this epidemic. As a single young woman I now understand why it is such a hard time finding a decent man nowadays...they are all searching for our children, not a satisfying relationship with a peer. These men disgust me. Has anyone thought of software that can stop these conversations when key words or phrases are entered? We can do so much now with modern technology.... --Tanieka Watts, Las Vegas, Nevada

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