Takedown with Chris Hansen · Marquette County, Michigan investigations
Christopher Ek
Christopher Ek was arrested after leaving the Marquette County sting location and pleaded not guilty. The case was described as stayed pending a separate Michigan Supreme Court case.
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- Outcome
- Charged
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl6
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Occupation
- Logger
- Marital status
- Married
- Hair
- Bald
- Eyes
- Blue
Charges & sentence
Sentence
A verified sentence has not yet been added.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Hansen investigationCharged
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. MiCOURT case 2024-0000064202-FH was attempted through the public URL but inaccessible to the browser tool, so no court-record upgrade. Linked Wisconsin hunting, bankruptcy and restraining-order cases are not the sting prosecution; People v. Jade is another defendant.
2009CM000052Separate criminal matter · Convicted
- Court
- Lincoln County Circuit Court, Wisconsin
- Case number
- 2009CM000052
2009CM000052
Illegal bear hunting
Convicted6
Community biography reports a 2009 no-contest plea. Linked original court record was inaccessible; no sentence amount or term inferred. Civil bankruptcy/restraining-order matters and uncharged family allegations are not added as criminal cases.
Sources 6
Case narrative
Biography
In 2009, Ek pled no contest to a charge of illegal bear hunting in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. According to Wisconsin public records, Ek filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
Aftermath
Christopher Ek was transported to the Marquette County Jail, indeed staying the night, and was charged with:
Child Sexually Abusive Activity Using a Computer to Commit Child Sexually Abusive Activity Accosting a Child for Immoral Purposes Using a Computer to Commit Accosting a Child for Immoral Purposes Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
Ek pleaded not guilty to the charges, posted a $50,000 bond, and was released. During a Chris Hansen interview with Marquette County Sheriff Gregory Zyburt, Zyburt expressed concern about the firearm and feared that Christopher Ek may have had a more sinister plan for the minor girl. As of September 2025, the case is still ongoing. A trial was scheduled for September, but the case has been stayed pending the outcome of People v. Jade in the Michigan Supreme Court. More details of that case can be found online.
Trivia
The episode was dedicated to the memory of Marquette County UnderSheriff Daniel Willey, who served from 2017-2024.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
Christopher Ek, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1Ep. 6 - Christopher is no SaintPublisher catalog: Season 11, episode 6. Playback availability was not tested.
- 2Full Episode - Christopher is no Saint - Takedown with Chris HansenOfficial TruBlu YouTube upload. The public publisher listing or watch page marks this upload as members-only; subscriber playback was not tested. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 3Chris Hansen vs. Christopher's Rules - Takedown - Season 11, Episode 6Official TruBlu YouTube catalog entry. Access and playback were not verified; the channel catalog establishes the upload title and video identity only. The person association uses the cited publisher episode metadata and named episode index; no legal facts are inferred.
- 4Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Takedown - Christopher is no Saint - S11, E6Official TruBlu YouTube catalog entry. Access and playback were not verified; the channel catalog establishes the upload title and video identity only. The person association uses the cited publisher episode metadata and named episode index; no legal facts are inferred.
- 5Sting operation catches five men in Marquette CountyChristopher Ek of Wausau is named among five October 2024 suspects; child-sexually-abusive activity, accosting and computer charges are listed, with an additional felony-firearm charge for Ek.
- 6Christopher Ek (community wiki)Attributed community article. Revision date describes the article update, not a court or sting event. Full infobox, narrative sections, references and assets are retained in the private archive.
- 7Christopher Ek: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 8Christopher Ek: legal outcome (revision 15355)Christopher Ek was arrested after leaving the Marquette County sting location and pleaded not guilty. The case was described as stayed pending a separate Michigan Supreme Court case.
- 9Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listEpisode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.