Richer Breault

Richer's Riverside mugshot

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**Richer Daniel Breault** is an unaired suspected predator caught in the *Riverside, California* edition of **To Catch a Predator***.* He is best known for his obnoxious gum chewing and crying throughout the interview.

## Chat

19-year-old Richer Breault started an internet conversation with a decoy pretending to be a 13-year-old girl. Richer lied about his age, saying he was 20. After only a few minutes of conversation, Richer enquired about the decoy's bra size and whether she was a virgin. He then questioned about her shaving her genitals and if her boyfriend had engaged in anal intercourse with her. Richer questioned whether she enjoyed receiving oral sex as well as sex in general. He then changed the topic about asking what her favorite sexual positions were. Later, Richer admitted that he was obsessed with the idea of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Richer recommended they have sex the next day in a hotel or parking lot. After the decoy informed him that her parents would be leaving, Richer requested that she shave her vagina for him and said he was really horny.

Richer repeated his claim that he was horny while enquiring as to if any of her friends were sexually active. He then worried that he might get into problems if they were caught. The next day, Richer probed about the decoy's history with anal sex and assured her that he would be "gentle." He claimed to have enjoyed having anal sex with several different girls. The conversation then turned to oral sex, with him expressing a desire to "eat [her] out" and asking if she could "deepthroat." When the decoy declared she didn't want to engage in anal intercourse, Richer suggested he would use lubrication. Richer then asked the dummy if she had masturbated before returning to chat about other sexual positions. Days later, after Richer had talked more about what he wanted to accomplish sexually with a decoy, the two scheduled a meeting.

## Interview with Chris Hansen

Richer entered the sting house and engaged the decoy in small talk. Chris Hansen introduced himself and motioned for Richer to take a seat. Richer complied and sat down.   Chris continued by inquiring as to what was in the bag. Richer admitted he carried three boxes of condoms while nervously chewing his gum. Chris asked Richer if he had a big afternoon planned, to which Richer replied, "maybe." He continued by admitting that he was in trouble and asked Chris if he was a member of the FBI or police department. Richer then began to swear after Chris delayed disclosing his name initially. Richer claimed that because she was underage, he had a "bad feeling." He asserted that he had never before met with a minor. Richer began to curse more and acknowledged that he attended college full-time to become an engineer. As Chris read from his sexually explicit chat, Richer started to cry. He declared that he was aware of what he had written before telling Chris to shoot him in the head.

Chris questioned him about why he had an explicit communication with a minor, to which he replied that he was in the "wrong head." Richer acknowledged sending the decoy naked pictures of himself and knew that it was illegal. He cried even more and said he would be kicked out of his parents' home. He mentioned in the chat that he was hesitant to have sex with the girl in an effort to convince Chris. Richer confessed he was addicted to the internet as he sobbed loudly again. He claimed he had been exercising in an effort to avoid the internet. Chris confessed who he was and the story they were working on while claiming that he didn't find it enjoyable exposing child sex predators. Richer declared he didn't want to have his face recorded when the cameras came out. Richer asserted that he knew he would get into trouble and that his life was finished when Chris told him he could leave. He said he would try to find a gun in his home and shoot himself in the head. Richer resisted leaving because he knew he would be arrested if he went outdoors. He continued to sob while farting for several more minutes.

## Aftermath

After his arrest, Richer was charged with four felony counts of attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age and one felony count of attempted sodomy with a child under 18 years of age. Richer tried to fight his case for three years before ultimately pleading guilty on August 23, 2009, to one felony count of attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age, one felony count of attempted oral copulation with a child under 18 years of age, and one felony count of attempted sodomy with a child under 18 years of age. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, three years of probation, had to pay fines, and was required to register as a sex offender. Richer would later get married and move to North Carolina. Compared to most of the other men caught in the Riverside sting who were ordered to register as sex offenders for life, Richer can petition to be taken off the sex offender registry after registering for at least 10 years.

## 2023 Update

In 2023, Chris attempted to reach out to Richer for an interview on his "Predators I've Caught" podcast. He managed to find a number associated with Richer and gave it a call. They didn't pick up at first but would call back, with a slightly feminine voice on the other end. It isn't fully known if this was Richer's wife, his mother, or Richer himself, but regardless, they inquire about Chris' reasoning for contacting them. Chris explains that he's doing an episode of his podcast on Richer and that he's wondering if this is the same man he caught in 2006 in Riverside. The voice on the other end angrily exclaims, "*Uh, you accused someone who was 19 years old, you're a fucking dick. Don't call this number ever again.*" They then hang up.

Following the phone call, Chris would go on to say, "*Well Richer, who's the fucking dick now?*"

## Trivia

* Richer graduated from Downey High School, California in 2004.
* Photographs of Richer and his wife taken from his wedding day can be found online.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/booking/bookingcollage.html
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.perverted-justice.com/?con=jack\_doh12
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov/details.aspx?srn=030245S11&x=4da0dce5-519d-49c1-bffb-e62d867b0477
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://dairystatedegenerates.blogspot.com/2020/11/to-catch-predator-update-riverside-part.html