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Craig Haas
Also reported as Craig J. Haas, Thirty4goinon17
Craig Haas was confronted at the Bethpage sting house after communicating with a decoy. No criminal charges followed that encounter.
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- Outcome
- Not charged
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Bethpage, New York
- Encounter
- Not established
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Occupation
- Car salesperson
Charges & sentence
Charges awaiting verification
We have not established filed charges from the available evidence. This is a gap in our research, not a finding about this case.
Sentence
A verified sentence has not yet been added.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Hansen investigationNot charged
Case narrative
Biography
More specifically, he was a car buyer and seller who collected money for sold cars and flipped money off them. Haas was forty.
Sting
Haas entered the house in Bethpage, Long Island, New York. But instead of being greeted by a real child, he was greeted by Chris Hansen. Haas, seeming nervous, was asked to take a seat. Haas asked Hansen if he was going to jail, and Hansen (the first investigation without direct police involvement) said no.
He then asked Haas if he had done this before. Haas then told Hansen he did not know what he was thinking.
When Hansen reveals who he is (this is lost footage not seen in the episode but confirmed in the post-production commentary), Craig leaves the seat, puts on his hat, and says, "You can't put me on TV," as he walked out the door of the sting house. With no police involvement, Haas walked away free.
Aftermath
Haas, like most of the other Bethpage predators, was never charged with a crime. He continued working for the automobile business but now works independently.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
Craig Haas, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Sources
- 1Craig Haas (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.
- 2Craig Haas: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 3Craig Haas: legal outcome (revision 16403)Craig Haas was confronted at the Bethpage sting house after communicating with a decoy. No criminal charges followed that encounter.