Jeffrey B. Sokol

Sokol insisted he would not have sex with the girl during his police interrogation. Sokol said the girl seemed like she was "mature" and "fun to hang out with." He acknowledged that he and his wife had divorced each other. He asserted that he had never met a teenage girl who was underage. Sokol contended that the marriage contract was a "joke" and that it was all talk when the detective inquired about it. When the investigator noted that the girl was twelve, Sokol responded that she had told him she was 14. Sokol claimed that the age gap between twelve and fourteen wasn't significant . The investigator pointed out that neither age was old enough to consent to sex. Sokol asked if it was against the law to hang out with a girl as he proceeded to act haughtily. He said while they talked about sex, he wasn't going do it in real life. He then stated he would be willing to have sex with the girl when she turned sixteen. Sokol acknowledged that he was researching the laws regarding sex crimes against minors because he was meeting one himself. Sokol claimed to the investigator that he had expressed to the decoy he was "aware" and "scared" of the repercussions of having sex with her. He claimed he would just hang out with her and go home rather than taking the chance of having intercourse with her. Sokol became irritated and informed the detective that the decoy was not twelve years old when he brought up the subject once more. Sokol questioned why they didn't wait for him to initiate sexual contact with the decoy in order to demonstrate his purpose. The investigator expressed his disgust over this and stated that he did not want to place the girl in any danger. Sokol persisted in saying that he wanted to have a conversation with the girl and share a pizza. After conducting further investigation, the investigator informed Sokol that the pills he had brought were indeed Cialis pills.

Sokol asserted that he brought them because his vehicle always contained them. Sokol claimed that he did nothing wrong. Even more repulsed, the investigator advised Sokol to look for help if he believed that grooming a kid for sex was common. Sokol then questioned why he had been arrested if the girl had not been sexually assaulted by him. The investigator clarified that they wouldn't allow him to hurt the decoy. Sokol then placed the blame on society, claiming that everyone believes that males are "pigs" who only care about having sex. Sokol justified his conversation with a teenage girl by saying that sex "is a part of life" and shouldn't be viewed negatively. The decoy, according to Sokol, appeared "smart" and "mature." As the investigator was looking through Sokol's phone, he found that he and the decoy talked about the marriage contract the day they were supposed to meet. The investigator became even more outraged at this point and demanded Sokol to tell the truth. As part of his arrogant demeanor, Sokol also stated that he would take a lie detector test and show to the court that he had no intention of having sex with the girl. The detective mentioned how Sokol appeared proud when he spoke about the marriage contact and he had wanting to have the mother's consent in order to have sex with the child without being sent to prison. Sokol claimed to have "learned his lesson" and to have had "good" motives. He reiterated that unless it was legal, he wouldn't have sex with the girl. Sokol claimed that he was "scared shitless" and that his arrogant demeanor was a hallmark of his character. The interview was ended by the investigator because he was unable to handle Sokol's lies and haughty demeanor.

In March 2017, Judge Robert Devlin sentenced Sokol to seven years in prison suspended after serving two and a half years and ten years of probation for a downgraded charge of attempted second degree sexual assault charge; for the charge of attempted risk of injury to a minor, Sokol was sentenced to an additional two and a half years to be served concurrently; and for the enticing a minor in an obscene performance charge, Sokol was sentenced to another concurrent sentence of two and a half years. Judge Devlin also required Sokol to register as a sex offender for ten years and pay a $151 dollar fine.

Hansen says in a post-production interview that Sokol offering him a slice of pizza was the first time anyone has done that. However, he was offered boxes of pizza by Gregory Stewart in the Ocean County, New Jersey edition of To Catch a Predator . Sokol released some music and has been recorded performing live at music events.