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Jerry Martin-Kosis

Jerry Martin-Kosis attended the January 2006 Riverside County investigation after online contact with a decoy presented as a 13-year-old girl. Chris Hansen confronted him at the sting house.

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

Sentence not established.

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

Media

Sources

  1. 159: "All waaaaayyyy way way..." - Jerry Martin-KosisOriginal publisher · Chris Hansen: Predators I've Caught / Have A Seat · Published Mar 7, 2022 · Checked Oct 24, 2026The publisher identifies Martin-Kosis as a 30-year-old from Mira Loma. It describes three weeks of contact with a decoy presented as 13, travel by bus and foot, and an in-person confrontation by Hansen at the sting house.
  2. 259: "All waaaaayyyy way way..." - Jerry Martin-Kosis on MegaphoneOriginal publisher · Megaphone · Published Mar 7, 2022 · Checked Oct 24, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. The original publisher episode title explicitly names Jerry Martin-Kosis and its description independently supplies the subject encounter context.
  3. 359: "All waaaaayyyy way way..." - Jerry Martin-Kosis on SpotifyOriginal publisher · Spotify · Published Mar 7, 2022 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. The original publisher episode title explicitly names Jerry Martin-Kosis and its description independently supplies the subject encounter context.
  4. 4Jerry Martin-Kosis original podcast openingOriginal publisher · Chris Hansen · Published Mar 7, 2022 · Checked Oct 24, 2026At 126-217 seconds Hansen identifies Jerry Martin-Kosis in the Riverside investigation, states early 2006 and describes him entering on a Sunday in January. The publisher description separately establishes the Hansen confrontation.

An on-camera appearance does not establish guilt. Charges, court outcomes, and reported information are kept distinct. Research standards

Record updated Oct 24, 2026 · Version 1 · Suggest a correction