Sony fires the head of the technology department for allegedly trying to seduce a 15-year-old

On By Garmin Philip

George Cacioppo was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Sony and is now believed to have been fired. The reason for this is the video of an Internet organization dedicated to the fight against pedophilia. Cacioppo is said to be there when he has arranged to have sex with a 15-year-old.

This is the situation:

  • On December 3, the YouTube channel People v. Preds a video. According to this video, a user named “Jeff” is said to have arranged to have sex with a 15-year-old boy on the Grindr platform at his home.
  • There is no crime in the video itself. However, People v. Preds on having artwork that would incriminate “Jeff”. They also posted some chat logs with “Jeff” on Grindr.
  • According to her, “Jeff” is said to be George Cacioppo, an employee of Sony. One of the identifying features is said to have been the PS5 shirt that Jeff wears and that Cacioppo also owns.
  • the Website Cnet contacted Sony and got a statement. It says: “We are aware of the situation and the employee in question has been dismissed.”

Who is George Cacioppo? Cacioppo joined Sony in 2013. He was the head of technology at Sony, responsible for the PlayStation Network and the PS Store, as you can see on his LinkedIn profile.

The case went public because the police refused to react

What can you see in the video? The first 70 seconds of the video are just a compilation of old issues. The actual video starts at 1:13. There the cameraman walks down a street to a house with “Jeff” in front of it. They say hello, but when “Jeff” sees the camera, he goes back into the house.

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The cameraman offers him the option for a conversation in front of the door or else threatens to call the police. “Jeff” however closes the door.

People v. You can watch Preds here:

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Why did the video go live at all? As the Website Kotaku reported, the members of People v. Preds made the video public because the police didn’t want to work with “cyber groups” like them. That is why they rely on the strength of the internet.

However, all evidence and recordings are said to have been handed over to the relevant authorities.

Who is behind the action? People v. Preds are a registered non-profit organization dedicated to tackling criminals who commit suicide on children. They say they want to protect victims, prevent future crimes and raise public awareness of problems.

In the last 4 months they have created 94 videos on YouTube, in each of which one person is said to have been exposed as a pedophile.

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