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Shaka Khan

Shaka Khan pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment following the Petaluma investigation. He received three years of probation and community service.

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Outcome
Sentenced
Evidence
Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction
Sonoma County, California
Encounter
Not established
Decoy posed as
Girl3
Case number
Not established

Personal details

Occupation
Fitness trainer · Retail worker
Height
5′11″
Hair
Bald
Eyes
Brown

Charges & sentence

  1. Child endangerment (misdemeanor)

    Guilty pleaConvicted May 2010

    Convicted5

Sentence

Three years of probation, community service of unspecified duration, and a DNA sample requirement; no sex-offender registration requirement is described.

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

Case records

Hansen investigationSentenced
  1. Child endangerment (misdemeanor)

    Guilty pleaConvicted May 2010

    Convicted5

Sentence

Three years of probation, community service of unspecified duration, and a DNA sample requirement; no sex-offender registration requirement is described.5

  • Probation: 3 years5
  • Community service: Term not established5

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. May 2010 is explicitly the plea/conviction month, not necessarily sentencing; no date inferred.

Sources 5

Case narrative

Sting

Khan never entered the house, so Chris Hansen did not interview him. When Khan arrived, another predator, Henry Guzman , arrived before him. Khan watched Guzman enter the house, and police appeared on the scene. Because of this, he decided to escape but was pulled over by a police car down the street. Khan was arrested, photographed with Guzman, and brought to the makeshift booking station. His car was then searched.

He then said the familiar "I felt really bad about coming" to the investigator, claiming he would kick his own ass if he went through with it. Finally, the investigator told Khan that they had found a "device" in his truck, a device with which the investigator (playing dumb) claimed he was unfamiliar. Khan explained that he had picked it up during a bachelor party and had no intentions of using it when interacting with the child. When the investigator confronted Khan about taking off because he saw another suspect enter the house, Khan admitted to seeing Guzman, referring to him as "the guy in the Mustang," but denied that being the reason he didn't enter the house.

Aftermath

Khan was arrested in August 2006, and his case finally concluded with a conviction of Child Endangerment, a misdemeanor, in May 2010; he pleaded guilty. He received three years of probation, had to submit a DNA sample, and completed community service work. He did not have to register as a sex offender.

2023 update

Hansen said in his Predators I've Caught podcast that he wasn't too sure how he felt about Khan not being required to register as a sex offender. Hansen found a number associated with Khan and reached out. The voice sounded like Khan in the voicemail, and Chris left a message telling him to call him back, but he heard no word from Khan.

Trivia

Khan is a name of South Asian (e.g. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan) descent, particularly amongst its Muslim communities. He appears to have sold his house in January 2025.

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

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

Media

Sources

  1. 1Shaka Nasir Khan on MegaphoneOriginal publisher · Megaphone · Published Oct 2, 2023 · 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. 2Shaka Nasir Khan on SpotifyOriginal publisher · Spotify · Published Oct 2, 2023 · 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. 3Shaka Khan (community wiki)Community wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Jul 5, 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.
  4. 4Shaka Khan: occupation informationCommunity wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Jul 5, 2025 · 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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