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Paul Constantinescu

Paul Constantinescu appeared in the Riverside County, California investigation. He pleaded guilty and received three months in jail and three years of probation.

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Outcome
Sentenced
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Riverside County, California
Encounter
Not established
Decoy posed as
Girl4
Case number
Not established

Personal details

Born
October 7, 1965
Occupation
Salesperson · Bassist
Marital status
Single
Height
6′0″
Hair
Black
Eyes
Brown

Charges & sentence

  1. Attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14

    Guilty pleaConvicted Dec 14, 2009

    Convicted4

  2. Attempted oral copulation with a minor under 14 by force or fear

    Guilty pleaConvicted Dec 14, 2009

    Convicted4

Sentence

3 months in jail and 3 years of probation; lifetime registration, fines and fees.

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

Case records

Hansen investigationRiverside County, California · Sentenced
  1. Attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14

    Guilty pleaConvicted Dec 14, 2009

    Convicted4

  2. Attempted oral copulation with a minor under 14 by force or fear

    Guilty pleaConvicted Dec 14, 2009

    Convicted4

Sentence

3 months in jail and 3 years of probation; lifetime registration, fines and fees.6

  • Prison: 3 months6
  • Probation: 3 years6
  • Registration: LifeSex offender registration requirement6
  • Other condition: Term not establishedFines and fees; amount not established6

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Unexplained sentence-extension wording lacks a revised order or duration and is not converted into another term. Later trafficking allegations are explicitly not convictions and are excluded.

Sources 64

Supervision proceedingUnverified
  1. Unspecified drug offense

    Unverified4

Community account reports March 21, 2012 arrest on suspicion of a drug offense and probation violation; no charging instrument, disposition or imposed term obtained. This is not a trafficking conviction.

Sources 4

Case narrative

Biography

Paul Constantinescu was born on October 7, 1965, in Cleveland, Ohio. They became well-known in the metal scene and gave several local venues performances. At the Suma Recording facility in Painesville, Ohio, they produced their demo tape in 1984. Up to the beginning of 1985, the group continued to perform. Saber proceeded to California and continued to play there until 1990 after Reeves relocated to Phoenix.

Sting

Paul was confronted by Chris Hansen as he entered through the rear door. When Chris mentioned that he had the logs and started reading them, Paul said he was at the wrong place and fled. He was then arrested and processed by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office

Aftermath

Paul was charged with attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age and attempted oral copulation with a minor under 14 years of age by force or fear, both felonies. His bail was set at $50,000. Paul tried to fight his case for four years before ultimately pleading guilty on December 14, 2009, to both felony charges. He was sentenced to three months in jail, three years of probation, lifetime registration as a sex offender, and had to pay fees and fines. His sentence was extended through February 2010 and finished in April.

Paul's conviction caused him to have paranoid delusions. He maintained that he had a sexual conversation with the twenty-four-year-old before backing off from the child.

Aftermath

Stratton was never able to recover from her drug addiction and died on February 4, 2017, at the age of 29 from an overdose. Paul had eluded capture in Ohio and was still wanted by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. He would eventually be found and ordered to register again. In January 2023, Paul moved out of California and is now a registered sex offender in Florida.

He claimed that Paul would have no reason not to speak with Hansen for a potential interview on his Predators I've Caught podcast, although he has not gotten back in touch with Joey since the call.

Trivia

Paul's uncut interview may have never been released on the MSNBC subscription service, as no dead MSNBC page or text internet archive data suggests that it was.

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

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

Media

Sources

  1. 127: Paul Constantinescu - The metal head predator on MegaphoneOriginal publisher · Megaphone · Published Jul 26, 2021 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public 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.
  2. 227: Paul Constantinescu - The metal head predator on SpotifyOriginal publisher · Spotify · Published Jul 26, 2021 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Public 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.
  3. 3Paul Constantinescu official podcast descriptionOriginal publisher · Chris Hansen / podcast publisher · Published Jul 26, 2021 · Checked Oct 23, 2026The July 26, 2021 episode names Paul Constantinescu and describes his historical work selling guitars and a thirteen-year-old girl decoy. This identifies the subject and historical role, not subsequent trafficking allegations.
  4. 4Paul Constantinescu (community wiki)Community wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Aug 26, 2024 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Attributed 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.
  5. 5Paul Constantinescu: occupation informationCommunity wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Aug 26, 2024 · Checked Oct 23, 2026The profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.

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

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