NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida Rabbi is behind bars after being accused of chatting with an underage boy about engaging in sex acts online and then traveling to Delray Beach to meet him, only to be met by a self-proclaimed “predator catcher” instead.
64-year-old Levi Cash from North Miami was arrested after he allegedly traveled two counties north last Thursday to meet with a 14-year-old boy at a Target for unlawful sexual activity.
It appears Cash and the “minor” conversed online for some time before they met up.
Instead of meeting with the underage boy, he was met with a “predator catcher” operation.
Dustin Lampros founded 561 Predator Catchers, a civilian group that works to identify and expose individuals attempting to arrange sexual encounters with minors online.
“What’s going on, dude? What are we doing here?” said Lampros. “Oh, you are shopping? OK, what are you shopping for? Some rice? OK.”
Lampros met with Cash in the store, revealing his identity.
“You want to be honest with me?” said Lampros. “Because here’s the thing, I know everything about you, I know what’s going on.”
Lampros alerted the authorities after confronting Cash, who confessed his wrongdoings.
“He said he was 19 year old, then he told me he was 14,” said Cash when confronted with the evidence.
Lampros continued to engage with Cash until authotities arrived.
“He was 14, see the problem?” said Lampros.
Lampros recorded the entire exchange for his online show where he and his Predator versus People group do covert operations such as this one.
“He was sitting there and he started crying and then, you know, he realized he made a big mistake,” said Lampros. “He’s very open and honest, he knew he was wrong and he did not hide anything, he didn’t try to lie. He openly admitted why he was there and what he was doing, and then I went through the chat logs with him and he acknowledged all the chat logs.”
The probable cause statement lists some of the texts exchanged between Cash and the decoy minor.
Cash is quoted telling the decoy he tutors kids and sees about ten a day, even offering to tutor him before telling the decoy the sexual acts he wants to do with him when they met up at a Target.
“He even said ‘I hope this ain’t a setup.’ Like they know there’s a possibility this could be a setup and their urges are so strong, they cannot control themselves and they still follow through with it,” said Lampros.
According to police, their research shows Cash claims to be a supervisor for an agency that provides kosher certifications for businesses along with a tutor, focusing on K-12 education and students with learning disabilities.
The tutoring company says he has not been employed there since September of 2024.
Cash remains behind bars in Palm Beach County Jail on a $60,000 bond and a warrant that prohibits him from meeting with anyone under the age of 18 or using the internet.
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