Donald Morrison

Donald's RSO mugshot taken months before his death

**Donald**: "*I know my mom’s gonna take my computer and completely throw it away.*"
**Chris Hansen**: "*You're 48 years old, Donald! Why should you rely on your mommyyyyy to do discipline?* "
―Chris Hansen's shocked reply at Donald needing discipline from his parents at his age.

**Donald Leroy Morrison Jr.** was a suspected predator featured in the Fort Myers, Florida edition of **To Catch a Predator**. He is known for being a grown man who lived with his parents and for being overly open about his past offenses. He is also known for having a massive sweat stain on his shirt.

## Biography

Donald Leroy Morrison Jr. was born on August 11, 1957. He graduated from Butler High School in 1975 and went on to work for the federal government as well as other businesses. He also served as the Butler football midget games' announcer. Prior to being discovered during the sting, Donald was arrested in Texas for taking nude pictures of a seventeen-year-old Michigan girl. The charge was later reduced to a class A misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of a criminal instrument. Donald entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to one year in jail with 267 days for time served, pay a $197 fine, and was not required to register as a sex offender.

48-year-old Donald, a cookie baker who lived with his parents, had an internet conversation with a Perverted Justice decoy who was posing as a fifteen-year-old girl. A fast mover, he made the decision the very night he started talking to her to come and meet after an extremely short chat. Donald confessed to dating the seventeen-year-old Michigan girl and stated he wished the decoy was eighteen. He first asked the decoy whether she would be interested in meeting before remarking on her "nice legs." Then Donald inquired about her interest in having sex and that he wanted to "fool around." When the decoy questioned whether he wasn't a serial killer, Donald inquired as to her status as a police officer. He planned to suck on her breasts but informed the decoy that he had erectile dysfunction.Before ending the conversation and scheduling a meeting, Donald asked the decoy to wear a robe with a bra and panties when he arrived.

## Chris Hansen Interview

Donald arrived at the sting house wearing a shirt that had a giant grease stain on it. In another room, Emily Bicks, who is posing as the teenage girl, speaks with Donald. Donald began munching on a cookie offered to him by the decoy and started small talk.  Donald mentioned he made about ten dozen cookies for Christmas because he usually had family visiting from up (nup) north. Chris Hansen then showed up and offered Donald some milk to go with his cookies. Donald warmly accepted the offer. Chris inquired as to what was going on, and Donald replied that the girl had told him to come over. Donald claimed he had an obsession with meeting young girls. He acknowledges meeting a dozen or so people online and mentioning that he got into problems for photographing the seventeen-year-old Michigan girl naked. Donald revealed that the girl's grandfather wanted him charged. Donald claimed he was arrested for child pornography, but the charges were dropped. Chris was informed by Donald that the majority of online dating matches were between 21 and 22 years old. Donald then claimed he went to the house because the decoy asked him to come over since she was bored. Donald acknowledged that he knew it was bad and that he shouldn't have done it. As Chris questioned Donald about why he did it, Donald responded that he falls victim to "sweet talk" from others. He subsequently accused the decoy of being the one who wanted to have sex. Donald then admitted that he would have had sex with the girl if she had consented.

Chris questioned whether he saw anything wrong with that. Donald said he saw things wrong with it and that it was a "lack of judgement."
Chris asked Donald if he would inform his parents, and Donald replied that his mother would "take [his] computer and completely throw it away." Donald was reminded by Chris that he was a grown man and shouldn't be subject to punishment from his mommyyyyy. Returning to his "lack of judgment" defence, Donald stated that he didn't have a girlfriend or have any physical contact with anyone. Chris inquired as to the reason behind his belief that this was a police operation, and Donald admitted he had seen it on Dateline NBC. He also acknowledged watching every episode of Dateline and said the people caught in them were disgusting. He appeared to know that he would appear on Dateline as well and granted them permission to put him on. Donald affirmed that he recognized Chris because of his voice. The cameras then emerge as Chris discloses who he is. Donald receives word from Chris that everything he said and done has been recorded. Donald explained that he shouldn't have done it and it was something he normally doesn't do. After Chris said he was free to leave, Donald replied, "Thank you for bringing, you know, kicking me in the pants and setting me straight." Police tackle Donald to the ground after he left the house.

## Aftermath

Following his arrest, Donald underwent diabetic shock. He was handcuffed to the stretcher and transferred to the hospital. After receiving care, he was returned to the jail. Donald then showed up in court. Donald requested permission from the judge to ask a question. When the judge declined, Donald merely answered, "Okay." Donald was the first predator to be convicted in the Fort Myers, Florida sting. He was charged and convicted of Using the Internet to solicit/attempt to solicit a child for sex/lewdness. He was sentenced to nine months in jail, three years of probation, lifetime registration as a sex offender, and pay Florida just under a thousand dollars in fines and restitution.

Donald had talked about his troubled past on his YouTube channel. He referred to two other YouTube users as his "sex slaves", and said he couldn't control his actions and told people not to judge and harass him on his channel about it. In September 2012, Donald was arrested once more in Lee County, Florida, after a library worker in North Fort Myers observed him using a public computer to browse pictures of children on Facebook. Donald explained to a deputy that he was trying to assist a woman in prison by sending her pictures of her nine-month-old child. A county ordinance stated that as a registered sex offender, Donald was prohibited from going to areas like libraries, parks, or public swimming pools. Donald was taken into custody and held without bond at the local jail. It is unknown whether he received jail time or was put on extended probation.

Donald was included in a WINK interview in September 2021 where he discussed the effects of a recent storm on the Fort Myers mobile home park where he lived. Donald mentioned that he has experienced several hurricanes in Florida and that the damage to his property wasn't as severe as it had been in past cases. He claimed that as the storm passed by, it sounded like a tornado and was moving very quickly.

## Death

Donald died on October 13, 2022, at the age of 65 in Fort Myers from unknown causes. His obituary stated that there would be no funeral, but mentioned a "celebration of his life will be planned for a future date." Donald was preceded in death by his mother and father and is survived by five siblings.

## Trivia

* In Season 11 Episode 08 of South Park, the episode has a segment based on **To Catch a Predator,** where multiple predators kill themselves upon meeting Chris Hansen. One of the predators in the episode shares a striking resemblance to Donald.
* Donald has been called "world's biggest loser" by some fans because he was 48 years old and still relied on his mother to discipline him when he acted up.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.weremember.com/donald-morrison/2i4e/memories
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/butlereagle/name/donald-morrison-obituary?id=36877650
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/crime/former-dateline-predator-arrested-after-visit-to-lee-county-library-ep-387566197-342410191.html/
4. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/?con=donni1957\_male
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/flyer.jsf?personId=49407
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s74tal6mv3M&ab\_channel=J%E1%B4%8F%E1%B4%87%CA%8F%E2%80%99sTC%E1%B4%80PC%CA%9C%E1%B4%80%C9%B4%C9%B4%E1%B4%87%CA%9F