that was the first evidence of his predilection for pedophilia. >> kevin was very proud to be a fathert very blessed to be a father but he was very emotionally and verbally abusive and he was having extramarital affairs. and because of his activities, she took the baby, she left. >> kevin stoeser is a good example of what the field refers to as travelers. these are typically men who seek out vulnerable children online and they begin to learn their way into these children's lives. >> this was back in the day before facebook, before a lot of your current social media was out there. kevin met shannon in one of the chat rooms and at the time, she's a young teenaged girl. she felt that her stepfather was too strict. wouldn't let her go out on dates, wouldn't let her date older boys. and so she was disgruntled with her parents, and kevin, seeing that opportunity, befriends her. he listens to her. >> within a month, he was telling her that he loved her, that this was a relationship that was enduring, that they were going to get married and have a life together. this is after one month of conv