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Jeffrey Couture

Jeffrey Couture was convicted of attempted lewd acts after the Petaluma operation. He received four months in jail, 36 months of probation, and lifetime registration.

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Outcome
Sentenced
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Sonoma County, California
Encounter
Not established
Decoy posed as
Girl3
Case number
Not established

Personal details

Born
June 16, 1972
Occupation
Engineer · Carpenter
Height
5′11″
Weight
175 lb
Eyes
Hazel

Charges & sentence

  1. Attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under14

    Convicted6

  2. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

    Unverified3

Sentence

Four months in jail, 36 months of probation, lifetime registration, and court-ordered therapy.

Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.

Case records

Hansen investigationSentenced

  1. Attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under14

    Convicted6

  2. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

    Unverified3

Sentence

Four months in jail, 36 months of probation, lifetime registration, and court-ordered therapy.6

  • Prison: 4 months6
  • Probation: 3 years6
  • Registration: Life6

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome.

Sources 63

Case narrative

Chat logs are not reproduced here. Chat on the wiki.

Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.

Jeffrey Couture, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA

Media

Sources

  1. 1Jeffrey Couture on MegaphoneOriginal publisher · Megaphone · Published Jul 3, 2023 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher title/description names this profile as the subject of the recording.
  2. 2Jeffrey Couture on SpotifyOriginal publisher · Spotify · Published Jul 3, 2023 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher title/description names this profile as the subject of the recording.
  3. 3Jeffrey Couture (community wiki)Community wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Aug 24, 2024 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Attributed 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.
  4. 4Source cited in Behind the scenes and 2023 update (www.perverted-justice.com)Community wiki · unverified · External document linked by the community wiki · Checked Oct 23, 2026Source cited in Behind the scenes and 2023 update (www.perverted-justice.com). Linked from Jeffrey Couture, revision 13010; original provenance and document claims require separate verification.
  5. 5Jeffrey Couture: occupation informationCommunity wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Aug 24, 2024 · Checked Oct 23, 2026The profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.

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Record updated Oct 23, 2026 · Version 6 · Suggest a correction

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