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Takedown with Chris Hansen · Blount County, Alabama investigations

Ronald Gurley

Ronald Gurley was arrested and charged following the Blount County operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.

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Outcome
Charged
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Blount County, Alabama
Encounter
Not established
Decoy posed as
Girl5
Case number
Not established

Personal details

Marital status
Divorced
Hair
Bald
Eyes
Blue

Charges & sentence

  1. First-degree human trafficking

    Pending4

  2. Electronic solicitation of a child

    Pending4

  3. Traveling to meet a child for sex

    Pending4

Sentence

A verified sentence has not yet been added.

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

Case records

Hansen investigationCharged
  1. First-degree human trafficking

    Pending4

  2. Electronic solicitation of a child

    Pending4

  3. Traveling to meet a child for sex

    Pending4

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. No final disposition or sentence stated.

Sources 64

Case narrative

Biography

He had went through a rough divorce several months prior.

Sting

Gurley arrived to the sting house and was greeted by the two decoys. The decoy playing the mother told Gurley to be gentle with her daughter and that she was nervous, to which Gurley responded, "Why would you be nervous if you're offering?" He then agreed to not harm the minor girl. Gurley paid the mother the money that he promised, $300, which would have been the price for sex with both the mother and daughter. Chris Hansen then walked out saying, "Doing a little last-minute Christmas shopping, huh?"

Upon Chris walking out, Gurley stated that he "knew it was a set-up." Gurley stated that he did not know why he decided to come meet a minor for sex, but agreed that he was trying to blow of some steam before going to Savannah, Georgia the next day for work. When asked why he lied about his age, Gurley claimed hat he thought the slightly younger age would make him more appealing to younger women. However, he stated that he was mostly interested in having sex with the older mother, not the daughter. I'm not gonna lie to you."

I don't have time to go date." Chris asked what should happen, and Gurley, taking total accountability, said that he should just go home and pretend that it never happened. Gurley stated that he did not bring condoms but "meant to ask" the decoy.

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

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

Media

Sources

  1. 1Ep. 10 - Ronald Offers $300 for BothOriginal publisher · TruBlu · Checked Oct 23, 2026Publisher catalog: Season 11, episode 10. Playback availability was not tested.
  2. 2Full Episode - Ronald offers $300 for both - Takedown with Chris HansenOriginal publisher · TruBlu Streaming Network · Checked Oct 23, 2026Official TruBlu YouTube upload. The public publisher listing or watch page marks this upload as members-only; subscriber playback was not tested. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
  3. 3Chris Hansen vs. Risky Ronald - Takedown - Season 11, Episode 10Original publisher · TruBlu Streaming Network · Checked Oct 23, 2026Official TruBlu YouTube catalog entry. Access and playback were not verified; the channel catalog establishes the upload title and video identity only. The person association uses the cited publisher episode metadata and named episode index; no legal facts are inferred.
  4. 4Former Locust Fork Baptist Church employee among five charged with child sex crimesSecondary reporting · WBRC · Published Dec 30, 2024 · Checked Oct 23, 2026The named roster lists Ronald Ashley Gurley as charged with first-degree human trafficking, electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for sex. No disposition is reported.
  5. 5Ronald Gurley (community wiki)Community wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Apr 8, 2025 · 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.
  6. 7Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listCommunity wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Oct 22, 2026 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Episode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.

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