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Mike

Mike was confronted during the Bethpage investigation. No criminal charges followed that encounter.

Outcome
Not charged
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Bethpage, New York
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

A verified sentence has not yet been added.

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

Case records

Hansen investigationNot charged

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Identity remains first-name-only; do not invent a surname.

Sources 2

Case narrative

Biography

In 2006, thirty-three-year-old Mike lived in Union City, New Jersey. Other details on him remain vague, as only a few details are known.

Sting

Mike was seen in the episode parking his car outside of and walking towards the sting house.

Eventually, seeming fazed, Mike came clean and admitted he came with the intent of meeting a fourteen-year-old girl home alone.

Aftermath

Since this was Dateline's first investigation, Mike was never charged with a crime. His last name and what happened to him are currently unknown.

Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.

Mike, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA

Sources

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

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