I wanted to just have just kind of
a one-on-one, man-to-man conversation
with Becky's online boyfriend.
And he agreed to do that, which I give him great credit for.
Are you there on the phone?
[Becky's Boyfriend] Yes, I am.
Thank you so much for agreeing to chat with me.
[Becky's Boyfriend] Of course.
So tell me, you're serious
in your relationship here, correct?
[Becky's Boyfriend] Yeah, of course.
Have you been in relationships before?
[Becky's Boyfriend] Relationships, yes.
Past relationships haven't worked out obviously,
with Becky here, it's been a lot more serious
and it just feels like a whole new connection
from things that I've experienced before.
And tell me, do you find it odd
that you have this strong of a feelings
for someone that you've never physically met?
[Becky's Boyfriend] I do, I do think it's different,
but it's hard to say
because nowadays you see a lot of people
are starting to find connections online,
and a good portion of them are starting to work out.
So do I think it's different?
Yes, but I wouldn't say it's abnormal.
You two have been in a relationship for how long?
[Becky's Boyfriend] 20 months.
Okay, and in that time, why in 20 months
have you not come to see her?
[Becky's Boyfriend] I've had numerous issue
with her parents not accepting me from the start.
From them having an issue with my age,
to accusing me of things.
So I mean, at one point, I have been threatened
that if I showed up they would hit me.
Well, have you thought about coming,
and just meeting her father in a public place
and introducing yourself?
[Becky's Boyfriend] I have offered
to video chat with them, talk with them,
do whatever I could, so really that
they would be able to see me,
I've offered for them to meet my family.
I actually used to take care of my grandmother,
who recently passed away.
And even she wanted to meet them because she felt like,
they had a very poor judgment of who I was.
In trying to do that, I've been told
that they don't wanna get to know me,
and they'll never try to get to know me.
We have reason for that.
Okay, by the way, I know your grandmother just passed,
and I'm very sorry for your loss.
I know you were very close with her,
and I'm very sorry for your loss.
Now, you've done some aggressive things with them,
you hacked into their Verizon account
when they turned off her phone, correct?
[Becky's Boyfriend] She knew the secret questions,
so all we did was that, and it let us in the account--
But you went into the account.
You got into he account, that's the point.
[Becky's Boyfriend] Yes, it was selfish and it was wrong.
And I did apologize for that.
Why do you not have a relationship with someone,
in your own town, your own neighborhood?
Why are you dating someone long-distance, under age
instead of someone that's up here in your own community?
[Becky's Boyfriend] When I first met her,
I felt like we could relate on a level,
that it just felt like I could really talk to her
about anything, whether it be online jokes,
or be something serious.
I mean, we've been able to have serious conversations
that I don't feel like I've met a lot of people locally
that I've been able to.
It's just a connection that I found with her
has been unique.
Do you not feel adequate with women your own age?
[Becky's Boyfriend] Not at all, I've dated,
I mean, up until I met her, most of the girls
that I've been with, and or talked to,
and have been with, which I've ended up
ending most of my relationships,
have been my age or within a year gap.
Why has his mother told us
this is his first relationship?
If you knew that this
was going to fracture the relationship
between her and her parents,
what would your feeling about that be?
[Becky's Boyfriend] So I really don't want it
to fracture their relationship, again.
Then why do you tell her
to defy every rule that we've made?
You've literally have said that,
we've got it in text writing.
Don't go on vacation with your family.
They're just trying to control you--
You don't need to follow their rules.
[Becky's Boyfriend] Have I made mistakes
along the way, yes.
So you're acknowledging that
some of the things you've said, have been inappropriate,
and you acknowledge that was a bad choice?
[Becky's Boyfriend] Yes.