online emitter online how long ago was that a week you've been talking to her every day or what uh nearly every day okay and you knew how old she was when you come and you just met her she's 13 right okay this video contains the interview of a lonely college student who targeted what he thought was a 13 year old girl until he walked into the sting house on the show To Catch a Predator for all intents and purposes 23 year old Nathan downauer had made it his parents were paying his way through college had provided him with a car and a place to live and down our didn't even need a job to support himself his entire life stretched out in front of him with Endless Possibilities until he made the worst decision of his life while chatting online down our met a young girl named Katie who in reality was a decoy the conversation started out innocently enough but soon became inappropriate in nature all of down hours chats were oddly stilted and obviously inexperienced and the last may have been what motivated him to agree to meet with the girl at her home while her parents were away foreign foreign you're the right to remain silent you understand what I'm telling you yes or no anything you say can will be used against you in a court of law do you understand that you have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you're being questioned do you understand that if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer one will be appointed to you to represent you before any questioning if you wish do you understand that you can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any of these questions or make any statements do you understand okay Don Albert doesn't try to run or struggle during his arrest in fact he outwardly displays no emotion whatsoever including surprise he knows he has made a choice that can potentially ruin his life and that this is the beginning of the end [Music] right sarna takes a sip of water replaces the cap and then without a pause he removes the gun from his pants and raises it to his left temple there is no hesitation check your wallet is everything else boom where's the bag for the evidence I got his knife here we go all right let's go foreign County Sheriff's Office okay uh is it correct that you're Nathan downhiller what's that correct yes all right amazing we need to talk to you a little bit here about what's been going on okay um you've already been ready to actually understand you're right okay you know you can walk to us here okay first thing I need to know is you know what you're doing while you're coming here while you come to that house home 5K Avenue four why did you come here in the first place see a 13 year old girl in that house okay what was the screen name of the girl you come to see how he did songs okay he did things okay and what's your screen name green eyed one two one green I have one point one two one okay how'd you first meet her online better online how long ago was that personally you've been talking to her every day or what uh nearly every day okay and you knew how old she was when you come because you just admitted she's 13 right okay what made you believe she was 13. the pictures okay she typed you and tell you that and you believe by seeing the pictures you believe she was 13 and everything [Music] have you ever talked to her on the phone or anything twice twice before today yes okay how long were your calls you know calling to talk to her each time five minutes five minutes each time five ten minutes five ten minutes okay so what was the front did you call her she call you or she called me okay when was that today's Friday right he called me twos Tuesday and I think first Thursday or Wednesday what number she call you at what phone number where were you at uh 998 5702 and what is that you got this phone campus phone what'd you guys talk about what you call she asked a few questions um as to how she was it was like to talk about coming up here no okay foreign were you using to take back and forth laptop laptop your own personal laptop where's that at in my car in your car okay down hours really admits that he was there to meet a 13 year old girl he is still in shock over being caught and it doesn't seem like he is going to bother to try to lie to save himself now as far as you're on your laptop but where were you at at the time are you in college is that correct we're gonna go College then to your college and Taylor are you familiar with this area over here nope where do you live at Indiana Okay Hartford City that's where you're from [Music] okay what do you got here what are your plans for today when you coming to meet her I guess one thing to remember you know we're here to talk to you we pretty much know what was said we're giving you a chance to cooperate and help yourself you know and US understanding why why you come here and the reasons behind that okay so I mean if you want to cooperate tell us a story tell us why explain to us why so we understand why when I came through the door I pretty much already reached a conclusion that this was something I couldn't go through with I already I thought about the whole drive over here and so I figured I'd just tell her face to face that we could spend time together watch a movie whatever but there wouldn't be anything beyond that or maybe I should do it I just left after that okay but as far as you guys I know talking back and forth I don't know what were your plans as far as what you guys are communicating our plans as far as we're communicating or as far as I was thinking at the moment was a sexual activity okay but possible repercussions of that actual of actually doing it began to know in my mind I couldn't stop thinking about it what would happen if I got caught I was caught with your whole plan when you come over was to have sex and then supposedly you changed that since before you walked in the door you decided that wasn't the right thing okay but the whole thing was you emailed her or talked back and forth chatted with her advising that you wanted to have sex with her knowing that she's 13. correct yeah pretty much okay um did you bring anything with you to give to her you ever didn't bring any gifts or anything like that the only thing he had on him was a pocket knife is there anything else in the car um there were some books I was going to give her what kind of books uh fantasy novels and you say your laptop's in the car right right the other phone giving us consent to get in your car you may get into my car okay so you're giving us consent to get into your vehicle is there anything else in there that we should know about before we get in there let's see clothes bags uh under the left seat there's a box of condoms unopened that was supposed to be for something different I just never used them okay anything else no drugs anything like that okay is there any pictures on that computer we should know about any pictures of children or anything like that that you want to let us know ahead of time any nude pictures or anything that anybody else has sent you or anything there's no pictures of any underage children or anything like that on there no okay so you don't have a problem us looking on your computer either give us consent to look on the computer anyway welcome to the computer okay when I'm going to experienced predators are caught in this situation an interview can last for hours and still not end in a confession it hasn't even occurred to down hour to downplay is actions and he easily gives permission for them to search his car and computer in a minute have you sign it's hard to consent okay and you know have you ever said any nude images to her is this the only picture you've ever sent to her that's the only one okay what is what is your address actually in Hartford City 0724 West 0707 24 West 800 now foreign minor we should know about no okay have you ever done this before and not actually got caught with meta Winer what made you do this for the first time what made you come here to meet her I really don't know I don't know do you have a girlfriend or anything nope nope when's the last time you had a girlfriend never never ever so you're kind of desperate not not mean that in a bad way if you haven't had a girlfriend so I had a girlfriend don't talk to anybody nothing like that but talk to some girls but nothing's ever gone uh past that so you get talking to this 13 year old on the internet and maybe see it as a lucky break for you to have sex how old are you 23 23 okay I kind of the gist of it have you ever had sex before no never so you have a box of condoms with you you've never had sex before the whole point was to have sex with this 13 year old when he got here correct that was the original plan okay did you tell anybody you were coming here today no but I like and it says Montpelier Indiana oh sorry I keep thinking how I can see all the time there's no better my players right next to Hartford City okay student security number what is that um approximate 60 145 am I right that's what you got on here Round Here hazel eyes hey Craig okay and your date of birth 12 16 of 82 yes okay you didn't tell anybody you're coming here today you know what was your plans once you come here get what you were going to do then what was you going to do go back to college or go home go home you're supposed to be going home anyways your parents don't have any idea over here or anything like that no so everything you've typed in here you're not denying that it was you typing it or anything like that after it's enough everything's factual that you typed it how long were you planning on staying here version of time was maybe overnight when I got here I probably would have left is there anything else you think of you need to advise me at this point find as far as anything with this nothing nothing okay tension is rolling off down hour in waves he is almost sick with nerves but only because he knows how this will affect him and not because he realizes how long his intentions were just all right what I want to do uh we'll sit here man we'll get a consent form I'll pull out a consent form and then uh we'll get you should assign that at this point you're going to be charged with a lawful sexual conduct attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor okay which is a felony of fourth degree what does that mean what's that mean staying here this weekend you'll be standing here all weekend on this chart as far as you want another element for the crime or what oh what's penalty what's the felony of the fourth degree uh as far as what the breakdown is I'd have to look it up and give you that answer a little bit yeah um kind of goes on my record correct oh yeah you can go on your record if you feel if you love it so I'll let you try for it yeah it is almost impossible to believe that down Howard didn't realize that this was a felony or that it would go on his permanent record but feigning ignorance isn't something that would benefit him so it is likely he really is that clueless yep any other questions uh your car we have that and it's so darning time at this time okay um at this point we'll get to the prosecutor um what's going to happen with the car so that we'll have to uh wait and we can answer that question later on at this point once we advising what you've told us and everything else okay all right well let me find a consent form then we'll get you out of here zero seven two four West 800 North right what's your home phone well 765 yeah three four eight three four eight three four eight four six zero three you work anywhere else you work anywhere at all or just go to school near the address for school um where's it at uh Upland Indiana Upland oh here's your car hopefully it's a 98 or 99. what's your zip code at school I don't remember I never sent out any letters from there Taylor University right sure all right I will uncook your right hand I don't know if you just leave the left hand behind you okay okay sign right here on signature okay all right we'll put that down these stuff's all right a little tight but those are supposed to be a finger in there and get a finger in there okay but hold on I'll double lock it put that Tighten Up On You double off the other side what's that yeah to stand up let's go have your knife in the car all right you wanted to bring a little sheep Carlo yeah straight on in here right you should go ahead and put your standing on this little imaginary box right there against the wall and we'll get a couple pictures of you foreign ER is taken to get his picture and throughout the process his body is stiff and unnatural he gives the appearance of going through the motions physically but with his mind almost completely detached what are you doing and the first name Nathan spell it for me n-a-t-h-a-n and your middle name Eli e-l-i are you a junior all right senior or anything sophomore and mother's making Myers I need you to turn face that wall real quick put your face the door and you get a side shot okay I just need to turn face out of the opposite way now okay you got any scars major scar Marks tattoos no okay go ahead and have a seat there keep chair against the wall for me yeah what's your social security number right your Social Security and your date of birth 12 16 1983 . and what city were you born in Hartford City what was that Hartford City [Music] and what state Indiana foreign address was it one more time in the city Montpelier Indiana and the zip code 47359 and a fan number there are you married no and any children nice education has created education completed in college how many years two where are we at Taylor Taylor you're gonna have to speak up I can't hear you sorry Taylor University any practice of church or religion electrician you have any other names are you working foreign hours basic information is being taken down and they are already setting him up with his prison uniform watching that particular item of clothing being laid out has to be a stark reminder of how serious his situation is foreign [Music] you're reading right yes scratch Master tattoos [Music] yeah he was looking out something else yep foreign okay what kind is it uh Dodge Neon what year in the color white okay you're gonna charge the violent crime foreign never had domestic or anything cool asthma arthritis dental problems withdrawal symptoms diabetes no man epilepsy pain spells no math physician prescribed diet problems tuberculosis or hepatitis no math any type of heart or high blood pressure problems being treated from mental health problems Eric tried to kill her harm herself still depressed or suicidal Chris yeah be on any medication any other medical problems no surgeries or anything within the last year use alcohol [Music] yes gray sweater White Shoes white socks blue shirt blue jeans and your briefs and then I have 39.76 . down an hour is broken he has the same almost desperate politeness of a child who has been sent to the principal's office it comes across most strongly in his naive belief that cooperating and behaving well after the fact will somehow help your case thank you foreign [Music] but all right okay I need you to come over here we're gonna fingerprint you okay here step right on over here pretty easy explains me explain to you what I need I need your right thumb and I'm gonna put it right out in there okay Dad you just want to step back a minute relax just relax your hand I'll do all this and we can get through this pretty easy okay now I need your right four fingers just like that [Music] okay now I need your left ones you can if you need to step turn make it more comfortable for you you can do that [Music] okay I'm gonna take that out there try it again one more time okay let's see if it does that good together okay now I need your right thumb actually what I'm going to do here you just need to relax I'm going to turn it and I'm going to roll it all the way across the screen didn't pick up okay probably just smudged a little bit and the system didn't like it thank you try it one more time I'm Gonna Roll this way and we'll come back this way [Music] okay now I need your left thumb we're gonna do the same thing for this hand okay [Music] that now [Music] again [Music] Hall six Army left 41 for my partner you're all right fingerprinting techniques have come a long way since the days of paper and ink the process is slow and meticulous but each whirl and loop is captured with a Precision that couldn't be guaranteed when this science first came into use I mean a bit I don't know why it's not [Music] one more time see if it'll take it this time and that's it [Music] okay now I need your right lower Palm don't move your fingers when we do this good take it off foreign [Music] foreign [Music] if you want to make a call to your attorney call somebody let me know you're here make a call on Journey go ahead and do that don't know where you're at okay okay if you want to call your attorney that was fine you could do that now foreign [Music] [Music] foreign if you want to foreign ER is going to be taken to jail and from the looks of him he's going to curl up in a corner and cry the only question is will there be tears of true remorse over his actions or only the bitter disappointment of being caught Nathan Down hour was sentenced to 35 days in jail followed by two years of probation he also had to register as a sex offender in the state of Florida donauer currently works at his parents Winery as well as being a professional plastic sorter he splits his time between living in Florida and Indiana and seems to have stayed out of trouble since his release thank you for watching check out my patreon link in the description below and drop a like on this video also don't forget to leave a comment I'm always curious to read what you thought of the case