To Catch a Predator · Long Beach investigation
James Cisneros
James Cisneros pleaded guilty following the Long Beach investigation. His sentence included three years of probation and 60 days of Caltrans cleanup.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Long Beach, California
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl4
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Born
- August 19, 1977
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Eyes
- Brown
Charges & sentence
Attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under fourteen
Convicted6
Sentence
Three years of probation, 60 days of Caltrans cleanup, and lifetime registration.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Case narrative
Aftermath
He pled guilty to a felony charge of attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age. He was sentenced to three years of probation, lifetime registration as a sex offender, and 60 days of Caltrans cleanup.
2024 update
Hansen did an episode on Cisneros for his Predators I've Caught podcast. While Cisteros does still appear on the Megan's Law California sex offender registry, Hansen claimed that, despite his team's best efforts, he didn't know anything about what Cisneros was up to, with no trace of his current occupation or any criminal incidents after the sting. Hansen acknowledged that, despite Cisneros being one of the more desperate and dangerous predators, he may very well have gotten help and turned his life around for the better.
Trivia
At 6"4', Cisneros is one of few predators who is notably taller than Hansen (who is 6"2'), with the hidden camera angle making it look as though Cisneros towered over Hansen despite there only being a two inch difference.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
James Cisneros, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1James Padilla Cisneros on MegaphonePublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher full name including middle names/nickname and case context against the existing profile.
- 2James Padilla Cisneros on SpotifyPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher full name including middle names/nickname and case context against the existing profile.
- 3James Padilla Cisneros on Apple PodcastsPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher full name including middle names/nickname and case context against the existing profile.
- 4James Cisneros (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.
- 5James Cisneros: legal outcome (revision 16222)Three years of probation, 60 days of Caltrans cleanup, and lifetime registration.
- 6James Cisneros: archived criminal-history narrativeAftermath reports a guilty plea to one felony attempted-lewd-acts count involving a child under fourteen, with probation and Caltrans community service.