Steven Bennof

On August 17, 2005, Steven entered the sting house in a relaxed and joyful mindset. Del Harvey , posing as the teenage boy, talks to Steven from another room. The two share conversation before Chris Hansen enters the room and tells Steven to take a seat. Chris asked Steven how old the person he had come to see was, and Steven said that they were twenty-three. He then immediately asked Chris to identify himself. Steven pretended to be surprised while smugly asserting that the boy had not stated that he was a child. Chris reads aloud Steven's sexually explicit internet communication, at which point Steven said he "obviously made a big mistake."

Steven then claimed it was his first time meeting a child for sex online. He admits he was a special education teacher when Chris asked about his occupation. Steven goes backing to claiming that the boy said he was twenty-three. Steven continued to deny not knowing the boy was thirteen. When asked if he brought condoms, Steven confesses that he did and takes them out of his pocket. Like most child sex predators, Steven claimed he always carried them around with him. After Chris queried his motives, Steven demanded to know who he was. Chris reveals that he is with Dateline NBC and that they're doing a story on computer predators. Steven angrily shakes his head then gets up from the stool and walks out of the sting house.

In an episode of his Predators I've Caught podcast, Chris Hansen stated he could not find any evidence that Steven has reoffended.

Season 11 Episode 08 of South Park , the episode has a segment based on To Catch a Predator, where multiple predators kill themselves upon meeting Chris Hansen . One of the predators in the episode shares a striking resemblance to Steven. A partial uncut interview edit exists for Bennof, composed of televised footage and his Predator Raw segment.