To Catch a Predator · Greenville investigation
John Frantz
John Frantz was sentenced following the Greenville investigation. His sentence included 30 days in jail, 30 days of house arrest, and three years of probation.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Darke County, Ohio
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl4
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Born
- July 23, 1972
- Occupation
- Mechanical engineer
- Marital status
- Married
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Eyes
- Brown
Charges & sentence
Attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
Unverified1
Sentence
30 days in jail, 30 days of house arrest, three years of probation, 40 hours of community service, and ten years of registration, with additional treatment and conduct conditions.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Hansen investigationSentenced
Attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
Unverified1
Sentence
30 days in jail, 30 days of house arrest, three years of probation, 40 hours of community service, and ten years of registration, with additional treatment and conduct conditions.6
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. House arrest is retained separately as other, not added to jail days.40hours service stays prose; not converted to days.
Case narrative
Aftermath
The Darke County Sheriff's Department labelled Frantz's statement as an "alibi letter." They believed he created it so if he was arrested, it would look like he was innocent. For his crimes, Frantz was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 30 days of house arrest, and three years of probation. Frantz served less time than the other predators in the sting because a pre-sentencing report by a psychiatrist stated that he could be rehabilitated. Frantz was later taken off the sex offender registry in 2016. He is now married and is believed to still work as an engineer.
Trivia
Frantz's uncut interview still exists in the possession of a semi-infamous TCaP Prank Call YouTuber named Candidfellow , but he has yet to release it. A short thirty second clip of the uncut interview, which includes a younger Chris Hansen hilariously saying "shit" in a really awkward way, can be found online.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
John Frantz, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1Seventeen arrested and charged in Greenville stingMarch27,2006 report names Jason F. Schoeppner and John W. Frantz among those charged with attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. It reports initial charges, not final convictions.
- 275: "My intention is to befriend her and try to mentor her.” John Frantz on MegaphonePublic 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.
- 375: "My intention is to befriend her and try to mentor her.” John Frantz on SpotifyPublic 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.
- 4John Frantz (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.
- 5John Frantz: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 6John Frantz: legal outcome (revision 15509)30 days in jail, 30 days of house arrest, three years of probation, 40 hours of community service, and ten years of registration, with additional treatment and conduct conditions.