To Catch a Predator · Harris County investigation
Marshall Girtman
Marshall Girtman appeared in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He received a ten-year prison term with a five-year minimum and separate probation terms.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Harris County, Georgia
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl3
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Born
- July 29, 1978
- Occupation
- Military service member · Gas station worker
- Marital status
- Divorced
- Weight
- 220 lb.
Charges & sentence
Case records
Hansen investigationSentenced
Sentence
Reported prison term of 10 years with a 5-year minimum; probation terms of 5 and 10 years on separate charges.5
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Do not sum probation terms without stated concurrency, or infer a split sentence beyond the article wording. Private family allegations excluded.
Sources 5
Case narrative
Sting
When he arrives at the sting house, Marshalls runs from the house when he spots NBC's crew in the other room, which means he never gets a chance to talk to Chris Hansen . The police quickly apprehend him and arrest him in the front yard.
When interrogated by police, he apologized for trying to meet the girl and said it was a "bad judgment call," although he claimed he would not want to have sex with the decoy. The police threw down his excuses and said he provided a child with pornographic websites. The police made it clear he could go to prison for a very long time, as well as ruin his entire military career. Marshall had been charged with criminal attempt to commit statutory rape and criminal attempt to commit child molestation.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
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Media
Sources
- 1Marshall Girtman 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.
- 2Marshall Girtman 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.
- 3Marshall Girtman (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.
- 4Marshall Girtman: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 5Marshall Girtman: legal outcome (revision 15830)Reported prison term of 10 years with a 5-year minimum; probation terms of 5 and 10 years on separate charges.