To Catch a Predator · Long Beach investigation
Maroof Farooq
Maroof Farooq was convicted following the Long Beach investigation. He received three years of probation and a year of counseling.
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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
- June 4, 1982
- Weight
- 185 lb.
- Hair
- Black
- Eyes
- Brown
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
Three years of probation and one year of sexual-assault counseling.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Case narrative
Aftermath
Farooq’s partners were not charged due to a lack of evidence of intent, but Farooq, who originally pleaded not guilty, was convicted of his crime; he was sentenced to three years probation and a year of sexual assault counselling.
According to a blog post in February 2021, Farooq spent six years in custody fighting deportation to Pakistan, although according to the author, Farooq's Megan's Law page listed him as "DEPORTED" when the author last checked it. However, after the Megan's Law system was updated, Farooq's profile was removed entirely.
According to Hansen on his Predators I've Caught podcast, Farooq, after his conviction and probationary period, was in fact detained for several years and deported. Neither replied to Hansen's calls.
Trivia
Though many Indians have been caught on the show in several different operations, this was the first and only time a Pakistani national had been exposed. In his incredibly brief previously unreleased phone call, Farooq is revealed to have an American accent, suggesting he spent quite a long time in the United States before his arrest and deportation.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
Maroof Farooq, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1Maroof FarooqThe publisher's named episode discusses Maroof Farooq in connection with a Chris Hansen investigation. Its description identifies the Long Beach investigation.
- 2Maroof Farooq on MegaphonePublic player title and enclosure code match the exact RSS episode.
- 3Maroof Farooq on SpotifyPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Additional platform for the existing exact podcast identity.
- 4Maroof Farooq (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.
- 5Maroof Farooq: legal outcome (revision 15094)Three years of probation and one year of sexual-assault counseling.