Poll of the Day > Sony VP fired after appearing in pedophile sting video

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https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/sony-vp-fired-after-appearing-in-pedophile-sting-video/

A senior Sony vice president has been terminated from the electronics and entertainment giant after being caught up in an amateur pedophilia sting video.

George Cacioppo was allegedly trying to arrange a meeting with a 15-year-old boy, according to a video posted by the YouTube channel People v. Preds. Cacioppo had been a senior vice president of engineering for Sony for the past eight years and worked on the PlayStation Store, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has since been fired after appearing in the video.

"We are aware of the situation and the employee in question has been terminated from employment," Sony said in an emailed statement Sunday.

Cacioppo didn't immediately respond to a request for comment submitted through his LinkedIn account.

In the video, a cameraman is seen walking down a street toward a house that Cacioppo is standing outside of. He then asks Cacioppo who he's planning on meeting, referring to him as "Jeff." As the cameraman asks more questions, Cacioppo walks back into the house and closes the door while refusing to answer. The cameraman proceeds to start yelling he would call the cops on Cacioppo

According to a Google Drive link posted in the video's description, Cacioppo allegedly spoke with a person who said they were 15 years old on Grindr, the social networking app for gay, bi, trans and queer people. The two exchanged pictures, and Cacioppo told the decoy that his name was "Jeff." He then allegedly provided the decoy with his address in order to have sex. The decoy said they would take an Uber to his location and Cacioppo was allegedly waiting outside.

It's unclear whether law enforcement was called following the encounter. San Diego Police didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.

https://youtu.be/14INdlFIe-k

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lol dude was really on Grindr looking to hook up with teenage kids

Fucking wow

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The dude could have dated a guy in his 20s and nobody would really care. What a creep.

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Lock him up!

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Maybe that's why Sony can't get any consoles to market.

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Makes you think twice about who you are Gaming online with on the PSN///

He probably loves Final Fantasy

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I like how half the video is some intro and the other half is just the dude screaming trying to make a scene

The latter is why most pred catchers besides Pop Squad come off as amateurs and in it for the clout while trying to keep kids safe takes a backseat

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cancel sony

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omg it was actually real

ngl i thought it was faked

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captainjeff87 posted...

I like how half the video is some intro and the other half is just the dude screaming trying to make a scene

The latter is why most pred catchers besides Pop Squad come off as amateurs and in it for the clout while trying to keep kids safe takes a backseat

pop squad seem pretty professional. The one thing that annoys me about some of these hunters is they get too personal and it comes off childish and tacky, thinking more of predator poachers.

think pop squad might be my go to now

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the ps5 board is like wow this is what happens when you move your HQ to WOKE Cali

lmao wait til they here about places like alabama

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