we re doing a story on adults who meet teens to have sex. and if there s anything else you want to tell me, now would be a good time. otherwise, you re free to walk out the door. we asked walker to leave through the back door, because out front is our next visitor. he is walking up the driveway. go to position two. open the door. hello? what s up? when more than one suspect shows up at a time, it poses a challenge for the long beach police. we really had to keep close communication with the arrest teams so they knew what was going on. one of the problems was that they would come out of their hiding spot too early. the next predator coming up might have seen them and been scared away. for instance, when 26-year-old joshua larios walks in the front door, the police pulled our earlier visitor in the backyard, before taking him in for processing. how was your day? not too bad. larios chatted online using the screen name downtown san diego to a decoy who said she is a 13-yea
barbie and appears to be quite young. initial attempts to lure barbie to a hotel sting failed because the young woman was reluctant to travel. yeah. she sounds young. now the task force will attempt to bring the sting right to her front door. where did you say again? shortly after 3:00 p.m., the undercover gets the call back the whole team has been waiting for. thought we were doing a half hour for 150. it s lil barbie. she s holed up in a nearby hotel and open for business. should be there about 15. okay. uc is heading out. three arrest teams race to keep up with the undercover officer, michigan state trooper sanchez. unarmed and wearing a wire, trooper sanchez is about to brave the unknown. okay. uc is making a turn in. i m going to go by and double back. officers must stay close enough to protect sanchez
we ll call it out and keep on. three arrest teams race to keep up with the undercover officer, michigan state trooper sanchez. unarmed and wearing a wire, trooper sanchez is about to brave the unknown. okay. uc is making a turn in. i m going to go by and double back. officers must stay close enough to protect sanchez without blowing his cover. they know that somewhere nearby a pimp is lurking and watching. okay. room number 214 is going to be on the west side. okay. we re going to pull around to the back. slowly and carefully, the other units begin to creep in closer to the target. uc is at the door knocking. door is open. uc s inside. officers listen anxiously to the static-filled exchange. they know that sanchez s safety depends on their ability to track and act on every detail.
room where you believe a 13-year-old was home alone. a slip of judgment. a slip of judgment. walker tells me he brought a change of clothes in case he spent the night. a camera and condoms. and you re here to meet a 13-year-old girl who is home alone after a sexually charged conversation in a chat room with her. yeah. that s not good. all right. well, there s something you ve got to know. i m chris hansen with dateline nbc. we re doing a story on adults who meet teens to have sex. and if there s anything else you want to tell me, now would be a good time. otherwise, you re free to walk out the door. we asked walker to leave through the back door, because out front is our next visitor. he is walking up the driveway. go to position two. open the door. hello? what s up? when more than one suspect shows up at a time, it poses a challenge for the long beach police. we really had to keep close communication with the arrest
conducting undercover sting operations. what s your date of birth? they re hunting primarily for juveniles and the pimps that exploit them. one young woman in particular has captured the team s attention. she goes by the name of lil barbie and appears to be quite young. initial attempts to lure barbie to a hotel sting failed because the young woman was reluctant to travel. yeah. she sounds young. now the task force will attempt to bring the sting right to her front door. where did you say again? shortly after 3:00 p.m., the undercover gets the call back the whole team has been waiting for. thought we were doing a half hour for 150. it s lil barbie. she s holed up in a nearby hotel and open for business. should be there about 15. okay. uc is heading out. three arrest teams race to keep up with the undercover officer, michigan state trooper