To Catch a Predator · Riverside County, California investigation
Erik Pallesen
Also reported as Jazzman04
Erik Pallesen attended the Riverside investigation and was later featured in a May 2023 Chris Hansen podcast. The publisher identifies him by the screen name Jazzman04.
- Outcome
- Unverified
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Riverside County, California
- Encounter
- Not established
- Case number
- Not established
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
No imposed sentence has been established from the sources reviewed.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Media
Sources
- 1Erik Pallesen publisher episode descriptionThe publisher names Erik Pallesen and Jazzman04 and explicitly says he showed up. The description gives no imposed sentence or current custody status.
- 2Erik Pallesen original podcast openingAt 199–233 seconds, Hansen names Erik Pallesen with the Riverside investigation, age 19, and a decoy posing as a 12-year-old girl. At 239–277 seconds he describes Pallesen arriving, entering through the back door and being confronted by Hansen. The 2006 date stated in this opening refers to the broadcast, not an exact encounter date. The opening identifies the program as Predators I've Caught.
- 3Erik Pallesen on MegaphonePublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Exact RSS title and full publisher description identify the subject. The exact publisher recording and retained wiki redirect both establish Riverside. A reproduced 2006 report describes a guilty plea, while an indexed proposed Colorado registration order contains ambiguous disposition wording. Neither is treated here as a reviewed final judgment or imposed sentence.
- 4Erik Pallesen on SpotifyPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Exact RSS title and full publisher description identify the subject. The exact publisher recording and retained wiki redirect both establish Riverside. A reproduced 2006 report describes a guilty plea, while an indexed proposed Colorado registration order contains ambiguous disposition wording. Neither is treated here as a reviewed final judgment or imposed sentence.
- 5Erik Pallesen: retained Riverside redirectThe page titled Erik Pallesen is a redirect to the Riverside, California investigation. This source provides operation context only and no legal disposition.