Takedown with Chris Hansen · Operation Child Protector IV
Douglas Da Silva
Douglas Da Silva was convicted following the Polk County investigation. He received five years in prison followed by five years of probation.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Polk County, Florida
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl7
- Case number
- 2308015
Personal details
- Born
- January 12, 1977
- Occupation
- Delivery driver · Business owner
- Marital status
- Married
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Hair
- Bald
Charges & sentence
2308015
Sentence
Five years in prison followed by five years of probation, with sex-offender registration required.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
2308015Hansen investigation · 2024 · Sentenced
- Case number
- 2308015
2308015
Sentence · Feb 23, 2024
Five years in prison followed by five years of probation, with sex-offender registration required.96
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Projected September2028 release is not an actual release or current-custody finding. Corrections confirms the date and two five-year component terms; it does not establish concurrency or the five-year probation detail, which remains separately attributed to the archived community account.
Case narrative
Biography
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Da Silva was in the United States illegally.
Aftermath
Human Trafficking (F1) Traveling to meet a minor for sex (F2) Use of computer to solicit guardian of child for sex (F3) Use of two-way communication device to commit a felony (F3)
Da Silva was eventually convicted of Lewd and Lascivious Battery of a Minor and Traveling to Meet a Minor for Sex. He was sentenced to five years in prison with an additional five years of probation. He will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release. He is currently scheduled to be released on September 20, 2028.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
Douglas Da Silva, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1Ep. 3 - Doug SquaredPublisher catalog: Season 6, episode 3. Playback availability was not tested.
- 2Operation Child Protector IV arrest rosterThe roster names Muniz, Wellman, Klisli, Da Silva, Walker and Cooley in the September 2023 operation.
- 3Full Episode - Doug Squared - 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.
- 4Chris Hansen vs. Doug Squared - Takedown - Season 6, Episode 3Official 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.
- 5Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Takedown - Doug Squared - S6, E3Official 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.
- 6Florida corrections record N52247Douglas S. Dasilva has two five-year prison sentence entries in Polk case 2308015, imposed February 23, 2024 for the September 22, 2023 offenses. The agency abbreviates them as lewd/lascivious battery of a minor and travel following internet communication.
- 7Douglas Da Silva (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.
- 8Douglas Da Silva: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 9Douglas Da Silva: legal outcome (revision 14422)Five years in prison followed by five years of probation, with sex-offender registration required.
- 10Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listEpisode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.