Case index

To Catch a Predator · Greenville, Ohio investigation

Nicholas Bailey

Also reported as Nick Bailey, laybay343

Nicholas Bailey attended the Greenville investigation after communicating with a decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl, and was interviewed by Chris Hansen.

Outcome
Sentenced
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Darke County, Ohio
Encounter
Not established
Case number
Not established

Charges & sentence

  1. Attempted contributing to the unruliness of a child

    Second-degree misdemeanorGuilty pleaReduced plea reported by the indexed retrospective account.

    Convicted5

Sentence

90 days in jail, with 75 days suspended; two years of probation and 40 hours of community service, according to the retrospective account.

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

Case records

Hansen investigationDarke County, Ohio · 2006 · Sentenced
  1. Attempted contributing to the unruliness of a child

    Second-degree misdemeanorGuilty pleaReduced plea reported by the indexed retrospective account.

    Convicted5

Sentence · Sep 15, 2006

90 days in jail, with 75 days suspended; two years of probation and 40 hours of community service, according to the retrospective account.5

  • Prison: 90 daysGross jail term; 75 of these days were suspended, not an additional prison term.5
  • Suspended prison term: 75 daysSuspended portion of the 90-day jail term.5
  • Probation: 2 years5
  • Community service: 40 hours5

Historical reported outcome only. Suspended days form part of the jail term. The exact plea date and present custody remain unverified.

Sources 5

Media

Sources

  1. 1Nick Bailey publisher episode descriptionOriginal publisher · Chris Hansen · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Checked Oct 24, 2026The publisher RSS identifies the episode Nick Bailey, released March 27, 2023. The episode description is advertising boilerplate; exact subject context was therefore checked in the original recording.
  2. 2Nick Bailey original podcast openingOriginal publisher · Chris Hansen · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Checked Oct 24, 2026At 119–158 seconds, Hansen identifies Nick Bailey with the Greenville, Darke County investigation and says he came to the sting house. At 170–212 seconds he gives laybay343 and describes a 19-year-old accounting student. At 296–322 seconds he describes their interview. The opening identifies the program as Predators I've Caught.
  3. 3Nick Bailey on MegaphoneOriginal publisher · Megaphone · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Checked Oct 24, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Title-only lead resolved through the exact RSS enclosure audio opening. The exact audio matches name, screen name, age and Greenville context. Legal detail comes from older indexed community text; the current article is unavailable. Interview and broadcast status are distinct: no blanket unaired classification is asserted.
  4. 4Nick Bailey on SpotifyOriginal publisher · Spotify · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Title-only lead resolved through the exact RSS enclosure audio opening. The exact audio matches name, screen name, age and Greenville context. Legal detail comes from older indexed community text; the current article is unavailable. Interview and broadcast status are distinct: no blanket unaired classification is asserted.

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

Record updated Oct 24, 2026 · Version 1 · Suggest a correction