Karampal Singh Nakai

Investigator Peralta spotted Nakai sitting in a vehicle near the sting house on January 7 at around 3:00 p.m. Nakai had a clear view of the sting house from his parked vehicle and was seen munching on chili-cheese fries. After observing Nakai for around five to ten minutes, Investigator Peralta approached him and inquired about his presence in the area. Nakai replied that he was just having lunch and didn't live in the vicinity nor knew anyone around. Investigator Peralta then requested Nakai to exit the vehicle and permitted to search it, to which Nakai consented. During the search, Investigator Peralta found directions to the sting house in the center console but did not come across any condoms or pornographic material on Nakai or his vehicle.

In April 2010, Nakai filed an appeal claiming that the trial court had made an error by not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of attempted distribution of harmful matter to a minor. Nakai argued that the evidence regarding his intent to seduce was questionable and that the lesser included offense instruction should have been given. Moreover, the appeals court also suggested that Nakai shared these images with Coleen to seduce her, as he inquired if Coleen was touching herself and made comments about her enjoying sex with him. The communication log on Yahoo! shows that Nakai was merely acting for his own amusement and to seduce the dummy. The appeals court agreed with the trial court's conclusion that there was insufficient evidence to clear Nakai of the more serious allegation but not the lesser one because the evidence showed that her combined intentions of arousal and seduction were evident.

The appeals court disagreed, stating that it was appropriate for the trial court to reject the request. Finally, Nakai argued that because his criminal activity occurred in San Bernardino County rather than Riverside County, his trial there should not have taken place. Nakai's entry into the sting home, according to the prosecution, was an attempt to engage in lewd or lascivious behavior, which happened in Riverside County, where the sting house was situated. Therefore, Riverside County was the proper venue for Nakai's prosecution because he was accused of an offense that occurred there.

Nakai was originally charged with one felony count of attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age, two felony counts of attempted harmful matter sent with intent of seduction of a minor, and one felony count of attempted oral copulation with a minor under 14 years of age and more than a 10 year age difference between victim and offender. His bail was set at $50,000. Nakai's defense attorney, Louisa Pensanti, referred to the charges against her client as a "manufactured crime." Pensanti pointed out that her client had never left his car and argued that for an "attempt" to occur, affirmative steps must be taken, which she claimed were not present in the case.

Nakai was one of few foreign national predators that was not deported following his conviction. He still lived in California as of 2024 and appeared on the Megan's Law California Sex Offender Registry. However, he has since disappeared from the registry, possibly meaning he was eventually deported.