A TCAPist's guide to the unaired predators: Petaluma, CA
Dec 21, 2019 21:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2019 21:12:29 GMT -5
Ayyyy, I'm finally back. Hopefully I'll finish these last two lists up fairly quickly now that finals are over with and I've got a bunch more time on my hands.
For the unacquainted: this is an idea that I’ve had for a while: a master list of the numerous unaired/unfeatured predators caught on TCAP that gives a detailed background on the unaired men as opposed to just a list of names or whatever else. I’ve had an interest for some time now in the “unaired” predators from each episode, and I’ve seen some other members on here ask questions about some of these guys as well. So, I figured I’d set up these reference threads and create a place for speculation and discussion about these guys.
Basically, these are the guys you see in brief snippets of the episode but the show never actually profiles. In the event that I get replies to any of these lists asking “hold on, where’s predator x?”, my criteria for an unaired predator are as follows:
The predator MUST be seen on camera at some point during the episode.
The predator MUST meet no more than ONE of these criteria:
- being mentioned by their full name during the episode
- having their chat log read during the episode by either CH or the narrator
- having more than 30 seconds of dedicated airtime
Initially, I thought of making this all one thread, but decided that that would probably wind up being unreasonably huge. Instead, I opted to break it up into 1-3 stings’ worth of guys per thread.
Petaluma is arguably the least popular of all of the TCAP stings. Mostly generic, boring catches aside from Wolin and a few others who have their moments, there aren’t too many memes or jokes that come out of this episode, a bunch of guys who saw no airtime at all, and as you will see further down, NBC blew an opportunity with who could’ve been the most entertaining predator to come out of this sting.
The six unaired Petaluma predators who can be seen in footage during the episode are:
GOPICHAND PAI
Age: 25
Screenname: paigopi
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
CH Interview: yes
Chatlog: N/A
The first guy that they show in the entire sting. Indian guy in the blue plaid shirt that comes in and pours himself some lemonade as he banters with Rochelle about his job at Apple. He also tells her “I missed my train first… then I missed my bus…” and sits down when CH tells him to. It can be assumed that Pai had a full interview that was never aired.
Pai absconded after being caught and has still not been tried or sentenced.
AMINDER SINGH
Age: 24
Screenname: love_is_taj
Location: San Jose, CA
CH Interview: yes
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=love_is_taj
Seen in a handful of shots walking into the back, interacting with Rochelle, and being interviewed by Hansen. Is the guy that looks at him and confusedly asks “something wrong?” and murmurs a sheepish “idontknow” when CH hits back with “why don’t you tell me”.
MOHAMMED AKSOUM
Age: 30
Screenname: tafatiw2006
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
CH Interview: no
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=tafatiw2006
Dorky looking guy holding the stack of papers that they show running at the very beginning of the second half. Is the first guy they show (and I believe the first to show during the entire sting, around noon on the Friday), and Frag is heard feeding his name to Rochelle. Seen getting out of his car and follows her into the back, where he tries to follow her behind the partition and watch her change. CH comes out, he looks at him and kind of walks around aimlessly for a few seconds, and then runs. It also sounds like he says “I need to call my wife” when the cops carry him away, but it’s hard to hear over the narration.
JAIME MENDIETA
Age: 22
Screenname: jaime2002_22
Location: Williams, CA
CH Interview: no
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=jaime2002_22
The other runner at the beginning of the second half. Says “no, no, I’m okay” when asked to sit down, and when CH asks him a second time, he runs for it.
EUGENIO PERES
Age: 39
Screenname: wow_you_like
Location: Fremont, CA
CH Interview: unknown
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=wow_you_like
Not much is known about him. Is the fat guy with the Puerto Rican flag shirt that can be seen towards the end of part one and I believe part two as well being carried away in cuffs.
JAMES CRAIG TRAYLOR
Age: 37
Screenname: craigtraylor
Location: Corte Madera, CA
CH Interview: unknown
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=craigtraylor
Can be seen at the end of the first half of the episode being carried away in cuffs, but doesn’t appear again after.
In my opinion, James Craig Traylor is perhaps the greatest waste of TCAP potential across the show’s entire run, aside from perhaps the missed triple interview with Sean Lee in NJ. His chatlog is probably one of the most hilariously stupid ones I’ve read. He was chatting up who he thought was a thirteen-year-old boy, to whom he recommended inviting his straight friends over to watch porn before starting to jerk off under a blanket and waiting for the other guy to follow suit (as Traylor puts it: "that way NO one is gay. its just a thing"). Traylor is a transplant to the Bay Area from Alabama, which was found to be demonstrably true as soon as he dropped the n-word in the middle of his chat. Lived with an 83 y/o man named Ian that he served as a caretaker for and basically got free vacations off the fact that Ian was born a British national in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he often traveled. Surprising absolutely nobody, Traylor’s dumb ass thinks it's South Africa.
For the unacquainted: this is an idea that I’ve had for a while: a master list of the numerous unaired/unfeatured predators caught on TCAP that gives a detailed background on the unaired men as opposed to just a list of names or whatever else. I’ve had an interest for some time now in the “unaired” predators from each episode, and I’ve seen some other members on here ask questions about some of these guys as well. So, I figured I’d set up these reference threads and create a place for speculation and discussion about these guys.
Basically, these are the guys you see in brief snippets of the episode but the show never actually profiles. In the event that I get replies to any of these lists asking “hold on, where’s predator x?”, my criteria for an unaired predator are as follows:
The predator MUST be seen on camera at some point during the episode.
The predator MUST meet no more than ONE of these criteria:
- being mentioned by their full name during the episode
- having their chat log read during the episode by either CH or the narrator
- having more than 30 seconds of dedicated airtime
Initially, I thought of making this all one thread, but decided that that would probably wind up being unreasonably huge. Instead, I opted to break it up into 1-3 stings’ worth of guys per thread.
Petaluma is arguably the least popular of all of the TCAP stings. Mostly generic, boring catches aside from Wolin and a few others who have their moments, there aren’t too many memes or jokes that come out of this episode, a bunch of guys who saw no airtime at all, and as you will see further down, NBC blew an opportunity with who could’ve been the most entertaining predator to come out of this sting.
The six unaired Petaluma predators who can be seen in footage during the episode are:
GOPICHAND PAI
Age: 25
Screenname: paigopi
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
CH Interview: yes
Chatlog: N/A
The first guy that they show in the entire sting. Indian guy in the blue plaid shirt that comes in and pours himself some lemonade as he banters with Rochelle about his job at Apple. He also tells her “I missed my train first… then I missed my bus…” and sits down when CH tells him to. It can be assumed that Pai had a full interview that was never aired.
Pai absconded after being caught and has still not been tried or sentenced.
AMINDER SINGH
Age: 24
Screenname: love_is_taj
Location: San Jose, CA
CH Interview: yes
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=love_is_taj
Seen in a handful of shots walking into the back, interacting with Rochelle, and being interviewed by Hansen. Is the guy that looks at him and confusedly asks “something wrong?” and murmurs a sheepish “idontknow” when CH hits back with “why don’t you tell me”.
MOHAMMED AKSOUM
Age: 30
Screenname: tafatiw2006
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
CH Interview: no
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=tafatiw2006
Dorky looking guy holding the stack of papers that they show running at the very beginning of the second half. Is the first guy they show (and I believe the first to show during the entire sting, around noon on the Friday), and Frag is heard feeding his name to Rochelle. Seen getting out of his car and follows her into the back, where he tries to follow her behind the partition and watch her change. CH comes out, he looks at him and kind of walks around aimlessly for a few seconds, and then runs. It also sounds like he says “I need to call my wife” when the cops carry him away, but it’s hard to hear over the narration.
JAIME MENDIETA
Age: 22
Screenname: jaime2002_22
Location: Williams, CA
CH Interview: no
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=jaime2002_22
The other runner at the beginning of the second half. Says “no, no, I’m okay” when asked to sit down, and when CH asks him a second time, he runs for it.
EUGENIO PERES
Age: 39
Screenname: wow_you_like
Location: Fremont, CA
CH Interview: unknown
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=wow_you_like
Not much is known about him. Is the fat guy with the Puerto Rican flag shirt that can be seen towards the end of part one and I believe part two as well being carried away in cuffs.
JAMES CRAIG TRAYLOR
Age: 37
Screenname: craigtraylor
Location: Corte Madera, CA
CH Interview: unknown
Chatlog: www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=craigtraylor
Can be seen at the end of the first half of the episode being carried away in cuffs, but doesn’t appear again after.
In my opinion, James Craig Traylor is perhaps the greatest waste of TCAP potential across the show’s entire run, aside from perhaps the missed triple interview with Sean Lee in NJ. His chatlog is probably one of the most hilariously stupid ones I’ve read. He was chatting up who he thought was a thirteen-year-old boy, to whom he recommended inviting his straight friends over to watch porn before starting to jerk off under a blanket and waiting for the other guy to follow suit (as Traylor puts it: "that way NO one is gay. its just a thing"). Traylor is a transplant to the Bay Area from Alabama, which was found to be demonstrably true as soon as he dropped the n-word in the middle of his chat. Lived with an 83 y/o man named Ian that he served as a caretaker for and basically got free vacations off the fact that Ian was born a British national in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he often traveled. Surprising absolutely nobody, Traylor’s dumb ass thinks it's South Africa.