Sony fires PlayStation exec who allegedly appeared in pedophile sting
A Sony senior vice president who worked on the PlayStation Network has been terminated from his job after getting caught up in an amateur pedophilia sting video. Cacioppo had been a senior vice president of engineering at Sony for the past eight years, according to his LinkedIn profile.
George Cacioppo, 64, was allegedly trying to arrange a meeting with a person claiming to be a 15-year-old boy, according to a video posted Dec. 3 by the YouTube channel 'People v. Preds'. He has been fired after allegedly appearing in the video.
According to a Google Drive link posted in the YouTube video's description, Cacioppo allegedly spoke with a person who said he was 15 years old on Grindr, the social networking app for gay, bi, trans and queer people. The two exchanged pictures and discussed sex acts, according to screenshots of the conversation. Cacioppo allegedly told the decoy that his name was "Jeff" and provided his address. The decoy said he would take an Uber to his location, and Cacioppo was allegedly waiting outside.
"We are aware of the situation and the employee in question has been terminated from employment," Sony said in an emailed statement Sunday.
People v. Preds confirmed that the information was sent to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. The DA's office didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.
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PlayStation executive, 64, is fired after he was caught inviting 15-YEAR-OLD boy to his house for sex in 'predator' sting operation streamed live on YouTube
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