Yancy Wallace

Yancy's RSO mugshot

> "What's your assignment now?"
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> "Looks like jail."
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> - Yancy putting in for his next deployment
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**Yancy Shane Wallace** is a potential predator involved in the Petaluma, California edition of **To Catch a Predator**. He is best known as one of the military men caught in the sting, as well as the heavy amount of shame he suffers during the bust.

## Biography

Yancy was a 25 year old Sergeant in the United States Marines and Iraqi War veteran at the time he began chatting with "Ariel", a girl he believed to be thirteen. Despite being a newlywed, he immediately begins to chat inappropriately with the decoy despite knowing her age. He wants to be her boyfriend and sees what sexual acts she would be into from oral to anal, telling her it would begin to feel good after doing it a few times. And because he knows the relationship would be against the law and her parents would not approve, he makes the declaration that he would be "[her] secret lover". The two continue their chat for almost three weeks before making a date to meet at the sting house.

Yancy arrives at the house looking happy and as cool as he can as the decoy invites him in the backyard. She invites him to go in the hot tub with her as she goes back to get changed. Wallace tries to follow when he runs face to face into Chris Hansen who leads him back to the bar to have a seat. Yancy is immediately remorseful for his actions, calling himself "stupid", but Hansen doesn't let him off the hook that easily. Hansen takes issue with him serving his country, but letting himself fall into this situation knowing stings to bust child predators are going on. The only thing Yancy can say in his defense was that he thought it was all a game online which doesn't explain why he showed up. He also hopes he can take it as a lesson learned and be sent on his way, but knows that won't happen. Chris then reveals what Yancy already knows: That he has walked into a Dateline investigation. Yancy incorrectly believes he will be arrested on the spot as he stands up and puts his hands behind his back, but finds out he jumped the gun a little as he is arrested in the garage as he makes his way out. While being questioned by police, he says he really didn't think sex with a thirteen year old would happen, but he knows his life up until now is over and this will hang over him for the rest of his life.

Because Yancy was in the military, he was handed over to the Marine Corps and court martialed based upon his internet chat and the discovery of child pornography on his computer. Looking at a maximum of 86 years in prison,he was reduced in rank to Private, received 55 months imprisonment, a dishonorable discharge, and sex offender registration upon release.

## Trivia/Post-predator Activities

* Before his arrest, Wallace also engaged in an explicit chat with an underage girl in Washington State, but never went to meet her due to the distance.
* Wallace moved to Texas post-incarceration and is listed in their sex offender registry.
* Wallace lives in the Houston area and works as a technician.
* Having fought in the Iraqi War, Wallace had at least one confirmed kill.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/?archive=persuasion2032
2. ↑ https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/marine-arrested-in-sex-sting-to-face-court-martial/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://dairystatedegenerates.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-marine-predator-gets-sent-to-brig.html
4. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/?con=persuasion2032
5. ↑ https://publicsite.dps.texas.gov/SexOffenderRegistry/Search/Rapsheet?Sid=08663122