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George Cacioppo, Sony's Senior Vice President of the PlayStation Network since 2013, has been fired after allegedly being featured in a video by the vigilante, pedophile sting operation group People v. Preds. A member of the channel had been posing as a 15-year old on grindr and received nude photos from "Jeff", alleged to be Cacioppo by the group, and arranged to meet for sex. In the video, a member of the group approaches a home and addresses the man standing in the doorway, wearing a PS5 t-shirt, as Jeff, and admonishes him for arranging to meet up with an underage person for sex. "Jeff" quickly closes the door and refuses to engage, even as the man threatens to phone the police.

In the description for the video, there is a Google Drive link to screenshots of the alleged chat logs between "Jeff" and the operators of the People v. Preds account. The screenshots show two different conversations, one on October 10, 2021, which did not result in a meetup, and one on December 3, 2021, the day the video was posted and appears to end with them arranging a meetup. In the chat logs, "Jeff" exchanges many pictures with the minor, and in one selfie is seen wearing the same PS5 t-shirt as in the video. He is also aware he is speaking to a minor and provides his address so they can meet up.

In a statement to Cnet, a Sony spokesperson confirmed that Cacioppo had been fired. "We are aware of the situation and the employee in question has been terminated from employment," reads the statement sent to Cnet. Also, in a correspondence with Kotaku, the People v. Preds account claims they released this information publicly rather than simply handing it over to police because "the police department doesn’t work with ‘Cyber groups’ like us. That’s when the internet takes over.” However, since then, the "evidence has been turned into the authorities." There is no news yet of legal action being taken as a result of the sting.

 

[Xzi]

Good, hopefully they can charge this scumbag criminally too.

 

[Bladexdsl]

so now sony have no ps5 stock and are full of pedos. keep up the good work!

 

[Kirby6417]

Well I guess it's good we busted this guy. Etc. But honestly the vigilante behind this work seems like a tool lol. Nice minute-long intro on a sub-3 minute vid.

 

[Reploid]

Typical soony.

 

[Edgarska]

I am outraged by this.
The only way Sony could make this up to me is by porting Bloodborne to PC.

 

[Kitocco]

PlayStatio’s really going for broke after the gender discrimination lawsuit, huh.
I guess it was too long since the PSN hack for the universe in terms of PS-involved crime.

 

[HellGhast]

Perv! Why was Randy Pitchford not fired also? Back in the day there were allegations that his flash drive contained k1ddie p0rn.

 

[Viri]

Annoying intro aside, pedos deserve to get shamed like this guy did. Fucking creep.

 

[Deleted member 568892]

A senior vice president should be rich enough to afford to fly to a country with legalized prostitution and have legal sex with several different 18 year olds every day.

 

[tpax]

A senior vice president should be rich enough to afford to fly to a country with legalized prostitution and have legal sex with several different 18 year olds every day.

If he wanted to have sex with 18 year olds, he wouldn't be a pedo.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Correct terminology aside, he's a sick fuck for trying to get going with a 15 year old.

"Twinks" as they're called in the gay community are young men, so do some not mind the age difference? Still, that's illegal so when they're caught, they deserve their punishment.

 

[x65943]

Unfortunately no criminal charges, he will likely go back to being a predator and he probably has a ton of money already saved up for retirement

 

[Marc_LFD]

Unfortunately no criminal charges, he will likely go back to being a predator and he probably has a ton of money already saved up for retirement

Well, that's how the system works. People up high have it one way, we have it a different way.

A man or a woman steals a piece of bread and gets arrested, while a millionaire rapist or pedo gets scot-free. Celebrities and politicians talk about "SaVe tHe WoRlD" all the while they go around the world in their private jets. lol

Politicians favorite teen girl without a script:

 

[JuanMena]

Holy shit... they're everywhere

 

[Deleted member 568892]

If he wanted to have sex with 18 year olds, he wouldn't be a pedo.

My point is he could have experienced having sex with a young person without suffering any consequences. It probably wouldn't feel the same if he's not breaking the law but its a compromise between what he wants and safety.

Unfortunately no criminal charges, he will likely go back to being a predator and he probably has a ton of money already saved up for retirement

He has already been punished to an extent. Publicly shamed and fired. Ostracizement is painful. Even without any criminal charges he might be denied entry to foreign countries. Members of the public will track his movements until he dies.

 

[Henx]

It is so unfortunate that there are so many sexual predators/discrimination in gaming. It's already an area with an enormous amount of stress for people working in the industry. The employees are not always paid enough for the work they do, and not to mention overworking, followed by exhaustion.

My only hope is that all these people are found out, fired and prosecuted. I'm sure this has been always the case, and only now more voices are being raised (which is a good thing).
Absolutely disgusting to see this.
Please do not support companies that close an eye to these issues.

 

[WiiMiiSwitch]

How are we sure any of the allegations are true?

 

[eyeliner]

If he is a pedo.
If he goes to prison.
Bubu is there to greet.
And grind.

 

[XDel]

I am happy to see when ever one of these people get caught. That said, I think we need a separate containment system for child molesters as it is not uncommon for them to get the royal hell beat of of them if not brutally murdered when they attend a regular prison...
...were prisoners and guards seem to think it normal to have sex with each other...

That said, we will not see the people involved in the Epstein case become exploited. No Hollywood stars, no politicians, no business men, media faces, judges, bankers, clergy men, etc. unless of course they them selves have upset someone or rather a group within the "elite", in which case they become the fall guy.

Likewise, we will not see a return to more sensible days when temptations like crass sexuality, theft, violence, etc. were not honored and praised upon the TV and Theater screens nor braodcast on the radio 25 hours a day. This effects the adult populous and does not serve our health nor sanity, and it most especially effects children, hence the sudden and massive surge/trend of gender dysphoria cases or cases where children are becoming sexual (groomed) way before puberty has began. We feed into the very powers that make these realities true and wide spread and we have only our selves to blame.