oh lawd, ah had to laugh at the idiot, but under all serious-ness, people giving Trinbagonians a bad name. Good for him though, he had no right trying to hook up with youg girls.

Hey everyone, I'd just like to say that I do know Marvin Lakhan personally, and that this unfortunate incident was not purely his fault. Everyone who knows Marvin knows that he is a kid to heart and that he had no real intention of hurting anyone. I agree that he did deserve what he got, but we should not blame him entirely. Marvin has many psychological problems, and we can obviously see by his actions that it wasnt his fault.

What a Shame. I saw this fool on Tv tonite. I was shocked by not suprised. I knew him from Broward Community College. The biggest Liar and always talked crap. He worked with his father for a alarm and fire testing company. He had it all and blew it right off by doing crap like this. He was always like this....Had tonnes of intrest in "fine chicks" and he would call it and i thought it was all for laughs. I never knew that he had a mind like this. Talking about kittens and making the girl have sex with the cat....thats messed up. He seriously needs help and i feel sorry for his family and i know they had a lot of hopes for him. He really screwed it up. I last meet Marvin at Broward Community College in Coconut Creek, FL in 2002...I didn't see him since then....
Hope he heals from this big ass mistake and not to do it again.

This is really a disgrace to Marvin and his family. This just goes to show that the world over needs GOD. It was good that they caught up with him, they need to dig deeper and find all these sick men and women yes women because we do have them also engageing in these kind of activities. Just a word of advice to one of the comments made "Not all men in this part of the world are like that and we do not have to be neutered like dogs".

This goes to anonymous who says " so this is what trinidad and tobago men are like" just because someone's from a certain country & makes a huge mistake, does not mean all men from that island are the same! my parents are trini and i was raised elsewhere, the only men i trust and honor are my father and my brother...that was a very imature thing to say.
If an american murders someone, does that mean all americans will commit the same crime??

What Marvin did was wrong but if two consenting individuals agree to do something, where was the crime? Not even Zaccharias Moussaoui got this type of personal negative publicity.

The guy was a fool and it was better he was caught like this before he did any real harm to a girl.As regards the silly and uneducated comment about Trinidad men these men are in all countries.
I leave the uk to work in Trinidad for two years next month and look forward to it very much and am certain i will find some wonderfull new friends there.

Thanks to all for the comments made for Marvin Lakhan, I know the young chap messed up really bad but hey it takes 2 hands to clap. I think this catch on line aggrevate the situation "hey why not" men have a very soft spot, he see someone coming at him and a yound virgin and went for it. Tell me what man wouldn't, if it was you wouldn't you had done the same especially a young teen that has high sex-exstream. He got caught before it went far but whatever I am praying for the young lad that there will be some compassion. He is a good boy and normal to like the opposite sex. I will keep on praying for him. Please do the same. Thanks,

this Man(??) went after my daughter on line when she was 15.. we blocked him out of our computer!! I sat straight up.. what a wakeup when we saw it on dateline... HE IS A SICK MAN.. I should have turned him in 2 years ago......

Anonymous said...

First off, I think the suggestion that Marvin shamed all Trinidadians is pretty stupid. There are black people, while people, puerto ricans, etc. who are constantly being arrested on tv shows like cops doing embarrassing shit, and they're not considered to be an embarrassment to their entire race. Every race, color, and creed has its retards. People are primal beings, and they are who they are, regardless of what racial group they may belong to.

Secondly, this dateline show, although both informative and entertaining, is highly hypocritical. I'd say at least 80% of the people watching the show would probably be more than interested in having sex with a young virgin if they were presented the opportunity to do so without being caught or exposed. The only thing that I think separates many "normal" folks from people like Marvin is that they probably wouldn't be stupid enough to let their desires dictate their actions and actually go meet some unknown underaged girl at some strange house. That is just plain stupid, and it's like holding out your wrists and saying "arrest me." Fact of the matter is that there are perverts all over this world who lead normal lives, and many of them are able to keep their perverted side under wraps. That's part of being human. There's nothing abnormal or inhuman about being perverted in some way, so long as you don't let it control your actions. There are literally thousands of men who watch these dateline programs who have chatted with young girls online or in person, or who either fantasize about or would jump at the chance at having have sex with young girls if allowed an opporrunity to do so without being caught. The problem here is people sitting by, condescendingly, thinking that it's so abhorrent to actually see someone who would be willing to have sex with minors. I think there's a bigger problem here of a society that sexualizes children every day in the way it depicts them on tv and in movies, but which is willing to castrate any individual who thinks of a minor in a sexual way. Sexuality and youth have been synonymous for hundreds of years, throughout Greek and Roman times, throughout early history, throughout Victorian times, throughout current times. Children have often been depicted sexually, and have been considered to be sexually intriguing beings. Nothing shocking about that. I think society needs to wake the fuck up and take a little more responsibility for how it treats this issue, and stop being so hypocritical. The more we can face this reality as a society, the less puzzling it will be to understand how people like Marvin Lakhan exist and can do what they did. There was nothing shocking to me about Marvin's actions, even though they may have been utterly stupid. We live in a society that is willing to treat children as innocent, unknowing beings when it comes to matters of sexuality in certain instances, and as conscious adults who are capable of premeditation and forethought in crimes of murder or other instances. We're a very hypocritical, self-serving society when it comes to how we depict, consider, and exploit children, and we often design or laws to meet those self-serving ends. It's easy to point the finger at anyone who thinks about a child sexually and say "he's the freak," or "these guys are members of underground cults of pedophiles who sodomize kids," but take a closer look at who these perverts are and the way kids are being depicted in different forms of media on a daily basis, and you'll see that this problem is not as simple as everyone makes it out to be.

Another problem is with parents who entrust the majority of their childrens' care to babysitters or other adults, and who don't pay attention to what their kids are doing. In this day and age, kids are exposed to so much information throughout each day of their lives. they are more informed about matters of sexuality than I was when I was that age, and it wasn't so long ago that I was 10 or 11. I think that blaming online mesageboards, chat rooms, and forums like myspace is just stupid. Take more responsibility as parents if you're so worried about your kids falling into stupid situations. Stop buying them thongs at the age of 9 or 10. Encourage them to spend more time doing productive things than spending time online. Engage more with your children. Although this isn't a solution to the problem (because we all know kids are just curious, and will do shit just to do find out what it's about), it can definitely be a healthy start towards addressing the problem in a productive manner. If you take less of an active role as a parent, then be cognizant of the risks your placing your child in.

catman are there any cats in prison

i've know marvin for about 4 years now.....he was always a stupid one but he really shocked me when he did this. i never thought that he was capable of somthing like this. he's the kind of person who would drop whateva he was doin to help u. everyone trusted him, but it just goes to show that u can't trust anyone, u never know who people really are.

I am wondering what on earth was the deal with the whole cat thing? He wanted the girl to perform oral sex on a cat? This fella is a sick person.

I am not from Trinadad but I would say that this does not refelct on Trinadad. This type of thing goes on on the whole planet. It has been going on since the beginning of time. What does the bible say..."There's nothing new under the sun"? So do not think this refelcts on Trinadad because I never would have thought that.

Regardless of what type of person Marvin was/is the activity these fellas are being busted for is shameful and it is something that needs to be dealt with. I am glad to see someone doing something about it.

Others have said that these are two consenting people. But you miss the entire point. It is understood that a minor is not in a position to always make the best decisions. That is why there are laws against this. It is for protecting minors from making bad decisions.

If he wanted to find someone to have sex with there are literally millions of females inthis country that would be willing I am sure.

There is no excuse for what this fella did.

So i am another one who knows Marvin persoanlly and i think its really messed up that people would come on here saying you've known him for years and he has psychological problems or that hes straight up stupid because im sure when you guys talked to him or hung out with him you didnt think like that. you're just very two faced and thats not cool...and like some of u said also, if u were put into the situation u wud have acted the same too. wow he made a mistake doesnt mean he made all trinis look bad. hes a guy what do u expect? i just think its so immature that you guys can sit here and talk so much crap about him without even knowing him based on one little mistake he made. you think he doesnt feel bad and he doesnt regret doing what he did? some people act as if he did this to get attention or something...all i have to say is marvin is not the type of person you all ASSUME he is and those of you that claim to know him, you obviously dont...so i advise you to grow up...i hate to see grown people act so stupid and talk so much crap about people they dont even know. you guys can talk all the crap you want about me after this cause i know atlease one person will...but i really dont care cause im much more mature than that, so whatever floats your boat.

Ok I don't understand ANYONE defending this idiot. WITH A CAT??? YOU CAN DEFEND ORAL SEX WITH A CAT???

I'd say he's one sick puppy, but I'd be insulting the dogs. Besides, he seems to prefer kitties.

HINT: It's what you DO that makes you a "good" or "bad" person, it demonstrates what is actually IN your heart. Nobody who does this has a good heart.

I agree with the person who commented before me. This is a sick person. Let's break this entire situation down for a second. This guy was planning on meeting a child so that some form of intercourse could take place. Keep that in mind. A child!! Children do not make the best decisions hence there are laws that are put into place to protect them from bad things that can happen. Now consider the sex act with a cat. Sex acts with animals is evil and unbelievably sad. Now lets put it all together and you will see how insane the entire situation was.

I was shocked beyond belief that Marvin Lakhan LITERALLY believed he could get away with a sex act with a cat and a 14-year-old girl with Cool Whip! I never fully understood how and/or why anyone could include sex with animals - it doesn't make any sense and it's absolutely disgusting!

I laughed my head off when Chris Hansen from DatelineNBC's "To Catch a Predator" asked him: "You wanna explain yourself?" Chris then has to tell Marvin to cover himself up with a towel before he can interview him! This pervert from Trinidad tells him he was "making a mistake" and I couldn't disagree!

I don't know what the laws in Trinidad are, but I'm sure they were exceptionally upset when they saw one of their own walking through a house naked, hoping to meet an underage girl for sex!

I really think sick behavior is common in Trinidad especially with the indians I knew a guy we will call him Kerry and his mother let her best friend we can call him Carl molest him in his preteen years and never stopped Carl to this day Carl and the mother (Vindra) are best of friends she dont want Kerry with no woman only for him to love her

I think Marvin is sooo cute, i would love to have sex with him!

mhg jkuygyui

"Anonymous said...
people lets not forget that marvin lakhan is an INDO-TRINIDADIAN male. so when judging trini men, judge Mr Lakhan by his race and not his nationality. there are africian, chines, white and syrian men living here"

Or please don't even go into the race thing. I know african trinidadian men who abuse their daughters. The girls were in my class in school. So don't think you are all so innocent. It happens in all races.

To that anonymous ignorant fool who posted at 12:06 AM. Every country has sick perverted individuals to stereotype an entire country cause of one individual is really ignorant shows how educated you're. Example, America where reside now is a great country with history of many great people Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr.,George Washington, Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, Micheal Jordan just to name a few and the other hand home to some of the world crazies sickos Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh, David Berkowitz better known as Son of Sam, The Boston Strangler,Though the crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo, investigators of the case said the murders were not committed by one person and last do forget America's famous pedifile celebrity R Kelly or that was not him in the video? So my point clearly we all live in glass houses don't throw arond stones.

I'd like to say I know Marvin, we went to school together,he was a good friend.........
It was another friend who told me about this..I won't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. Am..can you imagine his humilation? You know what I can bash him, but I won't. He's obviously a sex addict, and I agree with the person's comment listed below, he is a kid at heart and a comedian and sensitive. He was a good friend to many, ok he made a mistake. I'm sure many men are just like this, would do the same thing, but they aren't caught. When men (usually) are turned on (extremely), everything sensible goes out the window (actually thats all human beings)I just pray his life is back to normal. We all make mistakes. I feel sorry that this has tainted his reputation for life. What HE DID WAS WRONG AND IMMORAL! ok! But I believe this incident has changed him even though I haven't spoken to him 8 years. You all can 'blast' him but if you all knew the Marvin we all knew in school...sigh.. He's a nice person actually. God bless.

to all people who are saying 'this is not what trinidanian are like' STFU. I mean the more you say this , the more people are gona beleive this is the kinda shit trinidanians do all the time. like when you state a comment like that, your thinking..'man its pretty obvious all trinidanians are pedo..i gota tell people thier not'
but now imstarting to think they r

The uneducated, (white man i am sure) , who said that 'marvin's kind' should be neutered like dawgs, needs to shut up . Yah , what marvin is doing is wrong , but he is the one fish caught in an open sea home boy ... Shame on trini's ? i dont think so .. Shame on marvin, seems more right . Everyman is an island, pity those that get stranded on the wrong one .

you ppl dont even know marvin, you might have seen him at school or just around broward but you dont KNOW him like i do. you dicks need to stop harassin him and a fukkin life. stay away from my friend!

D: WTF? Thanks for the embarassmesnt you super creeps STEUPS

Why not remove this old post it is really embarassing to keep this up for those of us who live abroad with Trini roots! no need to look for excuses for this guy no matter maybe he was disturbed psychologically and never had issues dealt with. if his immediate family isn't already shamed enough, the issue got dealt with in a lawful way. Why must WE all continue being ashamed and embarassed just because of this one individual! this blog is a disgrace to our people no matter if its a Indian,Chinee,Black,Spanish,white This blog is supposed to promote a country not an individual, the website is just as shameful as the marvin lakhan fella.

@Brutus B...yer all wrong bro. This post about Marvin Lakhan needs to be kept up forever. Once a weirdo pedophile always a weirdo pedophile. If this site wasn't up for all to see maybe Marvin would try to get another girl thinking so much time had passed he was in the clear. He's out of jail now and Brutus I wouldn't be surprised if you are him because no normal person would want this post and info taken down.

OK, I see some people thinking that this guy should die for what he did. Number one, although he intended to do something, it did NOT happen. Number two, if he did do something as heinous as what was depicted, then he would deserve to suffer in life as he would make a little girl or boy suffer. He does not deserve to die, you morons, so stop getting caught up with your feelings and wanting to stand out to everyone. However, he would deserve a living "death", his social status destroyed and labeled as a deviant forever.

Now, onto another topic. Kids today are sexually active as early as 7 years old, which is mind boggling as I am 29 and did not have sex until I was 17. Parents are allowing their children to do what they want, including little girls wanting to dress sexy and look "hot" as they put it. Then they go out and boom! You have a smorgus board of little prosti-tots. Now I am in NO WAY condoning an adult molesting or persuading a young child to have sex with them, but seriously, look at our society. Parents have little control over a media dominated society, as children and young adults see that "they must be sexy and must be hot in order to succeed" because it is shown on a TV screen or a monitor.

Lastly, the image of a pedo comes to mind in the visage of a middle aged man molesting a 13 year old girl. These bastards should be punished and their lives destroyed, but what about the 18 or 19 year old that goes out with a 16 or 17 year old? What happens if there is someone who reports it to the authorities? What happens if a little girl decides that she wants to get some poor kid in trouble by telling police that he fored himself on her when it is false? I'll tell you what happens: the 18 or 19 year old's life is ruined. We look at this law in this disgusting and pretentious yuppie age and see a deviant automatically, without looking at the details of the situation. Even if the courts deem someone innocent, the public opinion is always going to be negative, no matter what, and lives are still ruined. I feel that people today are NOT adults at age 18. The lawmakers and bean counters in this trash can of a country need to recognize that a number does not define a person, and that we need to take that extra mile when judging someone in a situation of statutory rape. We need to look at all the details and use insight, because if we all just go with gut feelings and dramatics, then we might be ruining an innocent person's life.

Joe Est

ok when did this take place? someone said that the post need to come down, another said it needs to remain a few said that people need to stop coming down on their buddy while others found that these people were either stupid or needed to share Marvin's fate. Then there were the persons who tried their absolute best to bring in race and country in to the soup. Others were trying to defend Trinidadians then there were persons who missed the point...I think we all did. Marvin as a young adult is responsible for his actions...on the other hand I am certain that complaints would have gone unsorted when they were probably reported to his parents. What you think that his parents did not know of his actions prior to this shameful act? I am certain his 'cuz' told her friend that she should not talk to Marvin for a reason... they all knew what he was then and is now. Yet no help was issued... well before this situation arose.
No I do not think that he is 'a kid at heart' more a pedophile by nurture not nature when you have friends who can defend your actions and place their heads on a block to say that oh no you did no such thing or had those intentions you're free to be anything. And when you have family who are supposed to know you and your 'problems' do not try to get you the help you deserve, they too must boil in that soup...( for the people who wish to comment on the soup thing a bowl of soup contains many ingredients that make up the soup). While I do feel sorry for his family, I have to say that they are also at fault his friends are also at fault... I cannot have a friend with unusual behaviors and not address it in some way. I would have brought it to the attention of his family... nowadays everyone has a reason for our tyranny we have a list of people to blame for our past, present and future ill actions, my self righteous thing is this at what point in time do we become aware of what is right or what is wrong? I can never look at a child in that manner or beast and all guys do not become so sexually charged that reality gets blocked out. He was not being a guy at all...he was being impulsive. Chances are, he got his way at home too it is the only explanation for his actions.
A child who is nurtured to be self confident is just that elsewhere like wise a shy child. An out of control child at home will be out of control elsewhere all parties are to be blamed friends and family...
to label a country as being consumed by a particular fault is completely foolish or America will have to be labelled also as the place white supremest thrive, where pedophiles also thrive (white teacher seduces 13 year old school boy has child with him etc) where child killers live (to get even with father, mother drowns children in her car then claims that an unknown black man stole her car at gun point a took her kids in the back seat) cannibals (Jeffry how to spell his last name? dates men and boys have sex kill eat etc). How quickly we label others but forget our own predators and sins.
As the Bible says we have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God, so I must agree with the person who made the glass house comment. We all live in glass houses so throwing around stones will render all of us homeless one day.

I just finished reading all the comments. I'm a black female Trini and when i watched this episode and learned that his username was "crazytrini", my first reaction was embarrassment for my background. I don't care if he's Indo-Trini, Negro-Trini, Chiny-Trini, white-Trini, he is a TRINI!! So those who want to point fingers at Indians, we all under the same flag! "Together we aspire, together we achieve" remember that? I feel for his family and I feel for him. He made a terrible mistake. He let his hormones get the best of him and he was caught in the worst way. What a horrible lesson to learn. This will follow for a very long time. I think people need to forgive because nobody's doorstep is clean. I'm sure everyone who commented made mistakes in their life and were forgiven. I'm not excusing his behavior by any means. I'm just saying, nobody got hurt, and a lot people have sexual fantasies that will shock you. He needs counseling, and he needs to find someone his age. God knows WHY he behaves the way he does. And for the jackass who said that Trinidad is the pedaphile island, you must be Trini to know so much about Trinidad, therefore you must be a pedaphile yourself.

This Lakhan and people like him are evil incarnate. You understand that? If he molested a child, he forever ruins that child's life and that child's child and so on and so on as the trauma is passed on down the generations.

We all should face up and get rid of all these types and their supporters.

I would like to say, That I'm orginally from Liberia, West Africa and requently go to Trini (Arima, POS, Toco, Sando, Belmont, etc). TRINIDADIANS AREN'T anything but HUMAN. What happended to Marvin is a ashame yes, but could have happen to anyone and anywhere . It was just a mere coincidence that He was a trinidadian. what about the other men on catch a predator?! No seems to care where there from.

I know him from krome. We was getting deported. back in 2010. This guy alway make funny but stick jokes. He is not a bad person but his head is not there. I don't know if they did deport him.