Marvin Lakhan

Marvin Lakhan, who was twenty-two years old at the time, was studying to be a pediatrician. He was an immigrant originally from Trinidad.

Lakhan quickly followed the sound of her voice, only to find Chris Hansen confronting him. Hansen ordered Lakhan to cover himself with a towel and sit down. After Hansen questioned what he would have done if a real child was home alone, Lakhan admitted that something "along the sexual lines" would have happened, but claimed he wouldn't have "gone all the way".

Lakhan avoided answering his questions and then requested water from Hansen. When Hansen questioned if he had ever met a child online, Lakhan laughed and claimed it was his first time meeting a minor online and it would be the last. He also said he wouldn't talk to anyone under 19 from then on. Hansen then revealed his identity, prompting the cameras to come out. Lakhan repeated that he wouldn't do it again and put his clothes back on. As he left the house, a police officer in a ghillie suit tackled him to the ground and handcuffed him.

After his arrest, Lakhan was charged with attempted lewd or lascivious battery with a victim 12-15 years old, soliciting a child via a computer, and transmitting an image harmful to a minor. On April 25, 2008, Lakhan was eligible for Florida's "youthful offenders act," which offers leniency to young offenders with no prior criminal history; as a result, he accepted a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to the just the first charge. On May 2, 2008, Lakhan received a suspended prison sentence of five years. He was also placed on sex offender probation and was required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. On August 11, 2011, Lakhan was deported back to his native Trinidad. Sometime in 2020, Lakhan got married.

Marvin is sometimes referred to as an "Indian guy"; technically he is, although he's actually from Trinidad, a Caribbean island which has a population of Indian descent that isn't well known by most Americans. Chris Hansen mispronounced his name during the sting as “Lack Han” when it’s pronounced as “La Khan”. Lakahn is believed to have snuck back into the United States at some point, although he appears to be back in Trinidad.