Microsoft Employee Accused Of Trolling Internet For Sex
Tacoma police say Karun Kandoi was surfing Internet chat rooms from his Microsoft computer, looking for sex with underage girls.
Tacoma Police nabbed Kandoi, 27, after a seven-week undercover investigation.
A detective posing as a 13-year-old girl named Rachael began chatting online with Kandoi in early April.
Investigators say Kandoi conducted the majority of his chats from his desk at Microsoft. They say it didn't take long for him to focus on sex.
"There was obvious acts that he was hoping would occur between himself and the child," said Tracy Conaway with the Tacoma Police Department.
Kandoi allegedly told the fictitious 13-year-old they could "have oral sex and fondling." He told her he could "teach her all the things."
Police say the suspect also told Rachael he owned a car that had "enough room to make out."
Investigators say Kandoi set up a meeting with the teen at a Tacoma restaurant.
"The suspect did show up obviously assuming he'd be meeting up with this female and then he was taken in to custody," said Conaway.
Kandoi denies the charges, but police say shortly after his arrest he admitted he was meeting the girl for sex.
As Tacoma detectives searched Kandoi's Microsoft computer for evidence, the software giant refused comment on the case or Kandoi's status.
A spokeswoman did say "Microsoft takes all behavior that undermines our ethics and integrity seriously."
Police say it's ironic a Microsoft employee would be accused of such a crime, since Bill Gates himself vowed to fight Internet predators.
Microsoft developed the Child Exploitation Tracking System that helps police all over the world share information on Internet predators.
Kandoi is keeping quiet, but police say they wonder how this computer savvy man walked so easily into their trap.