Peter Christopher Moore

Moore's Riverside mugshot

>    "Well I am kinda stinky..."
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> -Peter trying to show interest in showering with the decoy
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**Peter Christopher Moore i**s a suspected predator involved in the Riverside, California investigation of **To Catch a Predator**.

## Biography

34-year-old Peter Christopher Moore started an internet chat with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a 13-year-old boy named "Luke." Despite the fact that his conversation log cannot be accessed online, it is known that he used the screen name "cbeachdude." He talked about showering with the boy and having sex with him in the shower. He also asked the decoy if he was a police officer in a sting operation and transmitted a photo of his genitals.

## Confrontation

Moore would later arrive at the sting house. Del Harvey, posing as the teenage boy, talked to Moore from another room. She invited him in and asked if he still wanted to shower together. Moore chuckles and said he was "kinda stinky." Chris Hansen then entered the scene. Moore stated that the child told him he was 18 and that he had been invited. When Chris told him to tell the truth, Moore hesitated for a moment before responding that he was unaware that the decoy was young. The chat records were then revealed by Chris. Moore openly stated making a "mistake." He insisted that it was his first time he had met with an underage boy. Moore confessed that he was a stand-in actor and enquired if he was under arrested. He started crying and said it was a "mistake" once more. Chris continued reading the chat log while showing Moore the picture of his penis he sent the decoy. Moore  stated he felt "ashamed" as he cried even more.

Moore claimed that he was going to turn around halfway through his drive but decided to continue since the boy had called and asked where he was. He said he "wasn't thinking right," said he felt "terrible," and reiterated that this was his first encounter with a minor boy. When he got to the house, he claimed he realized he was taking a big risk and felt he shouldn't. He declared that he was scared while crying more. Moore admitted he hadn't worked for two years but was in movies like 13 Days, JAG, Godzilla, Pearl Harbor, I've Never Been Kissed, and Crimson Tide. Moore claimed he would never communicate with a minor again. Finally, Chris snarkily told him he was "about to get another role" and lets him know he's a part of a Dateline investigation to which Peter sobs, saying he made a "huge mistake." He left the house and is arrested by the Riverside Police.

## Aftermath

After his arrested, Moore was charged with a felony count of attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age, a felony count of attempted harmful matter sent with intent of seduction of a minor, and a felony count of attempted oral copulation with a minor under 14 years of age by force or fear. His bail was set at $50,000. On February 10, 2006, Moore appeared in court for his arraignment. He enlisted the services of attorney Lawrence Longo for his case. Longo was a former Deputy District Attorney who was fired for his handling of the 1992 Assault case involving rap mogul Suge Knight. Longo's daughter had been signed to a record deal by Knight.

On March 5, 2009, Moore was convicted on all three felony charges against him. Even though Moore was convicted of his crimes, his chatlog and conviction are not accessible on Perverted Justice's website. In March 2023, YouTuber the Skip Tracer revealed that on June 18, 2009, Moore was sentenced to serve 90 days in county jail on weekends, three years of probation, was required to register as a sex offender, could not work or be around children under the age of 18, was ordered to pay fines and court costs, could not possess illegal drugs, and had to submit to random DNA testing.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/booking/bookingcollage.html
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://meganslaw.ca.gov/OffenderDisplay.aspx?searchby=offender&ID=26109174N0011&NSOPRFlag=True&x=4f8c98dd-3867-4d19-b7ae-afedcae7c8ce
3. ↑ http://dokich.blogspot.com/2006/02/update-peter-christopher-moore-accused.html
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://skiplook.com/the-kinda-stinky-predator/