Lance Fine

> “I would so love to be beaten up by you...and be your toilet!”
> -Lance's charming submissive side.
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Fine's RSO mugshot

**Lance Edward Fine** is a suspected predator involved in the Flagler Beach, Florida edition of **To Catch a Predator**. He is known for his submissive fetishes, as well as his attempt at an alibi claiming someone else had used his computer.

## Chat

Lance Fine was a 35-year-old waiter at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando at the time of his involvement on the program. He started an online conversation with a Perverted Justice decoy posing as a 14-year-old boy named "Derek." Fine misrepresented his identity, claiming to be "Scott" and 32 years old. After mentioning that they had previously met in a gay.com chat room, Fine stated that he wanted to drink his urine when the decoy stated he had use to the restroom. Fine also said he would "soooo love to get beaten up" by the boy, called him "hot," and mentioned that he would like to be his toilet. Fine expressed concern about being part of a set up and being jailed. But as soon as he declared that he wanted the boy to "punch" him while he would "drink" him, his anxiety was quickly set aside. When he saw a picture of the decoy, Fine said that he was masturbating.

He asked the boy again that he swore not to set him up earlier. After being convinced, Fine acknowledged that the youngest person he had a sexual relationship with was a 17-year-old boy and said he was just being "cautious." After some more conversing, Fine stated that he wanted to kiss the child's knuckles and stated that he would prefer to lay on his back with a pillow while being punched on his chest with the boy's knees placed over his forearms. After the decoy and Fine called each other, Fine stated the boy had a "hot voice" and mentioned he was "such a little hot dude." He then ordered the boy to "take your first load in my mouth, your second in my ass and after that I don't care just as long as it's in one of them." Fine once again stated he wanted to have sex with the boy badly but was scared he was going to go to jail because of his age. He ordered the decoy he couldn't tell anyone that they were meeting. After this, Fine stated he wanted to lick his buttock.

## Sting

With Crown Royal, marijuana, and condoms in tow, Fine would travel to Flagler Beach. Fine is met by a 19-year-old decoy who was posing as the underage teen when he arrived at the beach, which was across from the sting home. When he met the decoy on the beach, the decoy mistakenly addressed Fine by his real name, causing him to be spooked and head back to his car. Chris Hansen showed up as a result and confronted him. Chris enquired as to what was going on, and Fine replied that he was "just out riding around." Fine objected as Chris began to read from his conversation log, claiming that he had no idea what he was talking about. After Chris enquired as to the boy's age and why he came to visit, Fine continued to claim ignorance of what was happening. Fine made an attempt to argue that someone else must have been using his computer to impersonate him.

He then laughed and remarked "that's funny" as Chris continued to read from the chat log. Chris afterwards identified himself and stated that they were working on a story about child sex predators. Fine laughed further and reiterated that he hadn't spoken to the boy online. Suddenly, Fine's phone started to ring. He took it and promised Chris that he would later check to see who it was, believing it was his mother. Afterwards, Chris said that his team had contacted Fine's phone; they had his number because Fine had provided it to the decoy. Fine then spotted a police officer, causing him to ask why he they were there. The Flagler Beach police make themselves even more known and arrested Fine.

## Aftermath

Fine admitted that he moved into an apartment with his best friend of 13 years because she needed a roommate when he was brought before the police for questioning. Fine refused to waive his rights when asked whether he wanted to and asked for access to a lawyer. Fine was charged with attempted lewd and lascivious battery with victim 12-15 years old, computer pornography and child exploitation, transmission of harmful material to a minor, unlawful possession of controlled substances, and possession of cannabis. In a plea deal, the drug charges were dropped after Fine pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted lewd and lascivious battery with victim 12-15 years old, and third-degree computer pornography and child exploitation. He was sentenced to five years probation and was required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

On October 31, 2015, Fine was working as a server at a Tennessee restaurant called Perkins Family Restaurant. He was observed serving young children while wearing a werewolf mask. In Tennessee, it is illegal for convicted sex offenders to dress up in costumes and be around children on Halloween. An officer claimed to have seen a photo of Fine wearing the mask while browsing Facebook. Fine was arrested as a result of this. It is believed that Fine was found not guilty in connection with this incident.

## Trivia/Post-Predator Activities

* Lance was very flamboyant about his sexuality, even making a screen name (FirstAndGrand) by capitalizing the first letter of every word, giving the acronym "F.A.G."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.perverted-justice.com/?con=FirstAndGrand
2. ↑ https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/flyer.jsf?personId=64663&x=3d2c5499-d268-4cde-9156-74261e799379
3. ↑ https://sor.tbi.tn.gov/details/00447849?x=2fad2323-90c9-469e-bf48-44d4596cf260
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://dairystatedegenerates.blogspot.com/2021/02/to-catch-predator-update-flagler-beach.html
5. ↑ https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/halloween-violations-land-sex-offender-back-in-jail/51-311583548