Abraham Koujababian

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Abraham's Riverside mugshot

**Abraham Anthony Koujababian** is an unaired suspected predator involved in the Riverside, California edition of **To Catch a Predator**. He is mostly known for coming to the sting house with viagra and crying when confronted about it by police officers.

## Chat

34-year-old Abraham Anthony Koujababian made internet contact with a Perverted Justice decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl. He introduced himself as "Tony" and said he was 28. He asked what types of people she was into before going on to describe his muscular body. Twelve minutes into the conversation, Koujababian started approaching the decoy, introduced himself as her lover, and sent pictures to prove how muscular he was.According to Koujababian, he was looking for a partner online. He inquired about the decoy's desire to date an older man. Then Koujababian made a joke about the decoy being a cop. He declared that they would have to keep their relationship a secret from her parents since he didn't want to be set up. Koujababian acknowledged having a foot fetish after discussing a variety of subjects. Immediately afterward Koujababian went up to the same decoy while assuming the identity of a different man who was 30 and used the name "marcusfuller2003." He claimed the decoy could refer to him as "black daddy" and requested that she take her clothes off.

Koujababian would then sign back onto his primary account and get in touch with the deciy once more. He declared that they were an official couple. Afterwards, Koujababian began to groom the decoy while suggesting that they move in and buy a dog together. A few days later, he informed her that he wanted to check into a hotel with her so they wouldn't be disturbed. He told the decoy that they would engage in both vaginal and oral sex. He went on to describe in graphic detail what they were going to do and added that he would bring condoms and lubricant. Koujababian told her they wouldn't have to keep their relationship a secret once she reached 18. Koujababian then voiced concern, telling the decoy to delete their online discussions out of fear that the police may catch  and himthrow them in jail. Koujababian was in contact with two other Perverted Justice decoys while he continued to discuss in explicit sexual detail what he intended to do to the decoy.

### Arrest

Despite the fact that Koujababian's interview with Chris Hansen has yet to resurface, he could be seen being arrested alongside Roberto Forte in the episode. Many shots throughout the episode show him entering the home and being taken into custody. When Koujababian was searched, the police find pills on him. Koujababian said that he was too embarrassed to reveal what kind of pills they were when the officer asked him. Afterward, he acknowledged that the pills were viagra. When he was forced to acknowledge the nature of the tablets, he began to cry uncontrollably and hyperventilate.

## Legal process and sentence

Koujababian was charged with a felony count of attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age. His bail was set at $50,000. While free on bond, Koujababian would make contact with yet another Perverted Justice decoy pretending to be a 14-year-old girl. He inquired as to which older man the decoy had dated. The two talk for a little more before they end the conversation.

Perverted Justice informed the Riverside District Attorney's office that Koujababian had spoken to another decoy after learning of it, and the District Attorney's office brought it up at his next court date. On February 21, 2007, Koujababian and his lawyer changed his plea from not guilty to guilty to the felony charge he was facing after being informed of this information. On May 11, 2007, Koujababian was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, was ordered to be put on probation after his release, and was required to register as a sex offender.

### Appeal and aftermath

Koujababian would then appeal his guilty plea and ask for a probation recommendation. The trial court agreed that he had received adequate information of the consequences of entering a plea of guilty and waiving his rights. The trial court had ample authority to impose a brief prison term, they added, and any flaws in that decision were rendered moot by the failure to challenge to the selection of the principal term. The court decided to deny the appeal for the granting of probation after finding out that Koujababian had visited the same Internet chat group and committed the exact same actions that had given rise to the charges in his case. Koujababian later moved to Nevada. He is listed as a tier two sex offender on the Nevada Sex Offender Registry, meaning he is required to register for 25 years, and has to personally report to law enforcement every six months.

Trivia

-An uncut interview was once available but has yet to resurface according to an old NBC page

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/abraham-koujababian-460236355690

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://casetext.com/case/people-v-koujababian
2. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/booking/bookingcollage.html
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://www.perverted-justice.com/?con=eveready122
4. ↑ https://dairystatedegenerates.blogspot.com/2020/11/to-catch-predator-update-riverside-part.html