Takedown with Chris Hansen · Genesee County, Michigan investigations
Wesley Beehn
Wesley Beehn pleaded no contest after the Genesee County sting. He received a prison sentence of four to 20 years.
Photo: To Catch a Predator Wiki
- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Genesee County, Michigan
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl9
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Born
- 1962
- Hair
- Gray
- Eyes
- Brown
Charges & sentence
Charges awaiting verification
We have not established filed charges from the available evidence. This is a gap in our research, not a finding about this case.
Sentence
Four to 20 years in prison.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Hansen investigation2025 · Sentenced
Case narrative
Trivia
He is called "Wayward Wesley" because of his wayward behavior. This same screen can briefly be seen on Wesley's phone in the episode when he turns it on. Beehn pled no contest to all charges on August 6th, 2025. Later that month, he was sentenced to four to 20 years in prison.
Wesley's firm response of "no" after Chris asked if he should call him "daddy"
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
Wesley Beehn, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1Wesley BeehnThe publisher identifies Wesley Beehn in a Chris Hansen investigation in Genesee County, Michigan.
- 2Ep. 6 - Wayward WesleyPublisher catalog: Season 9, episode 6. Playback availability was not tested.
- 3Wesley Beehn on MegaphonePublic player title and enclosure code match the exact RSS episode.
- 4"Do You Want to Call Me Daddy?" - Chris Hansen Confronts Wesley Phillip Beehn | PIC Ep. 267.Official Chris Hansen channel upload. The publisher identifies Wesley Beehn in this retrospective discussion of a Hansen investigation.
- 5Full Episode - Wayward Wesley - Takedown with Chris HansenOfficial 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.
- 6Chris Hansen vs. Wayward Wesley - Takedown - Season 9, Episode 6Official 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.
- 7Wayward Wesley. Should have stayed home but came through the door. 🚪Official 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.
- 8Wesley Beehn on SpotifyPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Additional platform for the existing exact podcast identity.
- 9Wesley Beehn (community wiki)Attributed 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.
- 10External reference (micourt.courts.michigan.gov)External reference (micourt.courts.michigan.gov). Linked from Wesley Beehn, revision 15752; original provenance and document claims require separate verification.
- 11Wesley Beehn: legal outcome (revision 15752)Four to 20 years in prison.
- 12Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listEpisode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.