Updates
Profiles ordered by their latest dated source. Publication and source update dates may differ from when an investigation or court event happened.
Charles Golladay
Charles Golladay received a two-year prison term following the July 2025 Marion County sting.
Jordan Gerald Henry
Jordan Gerald Henry pleaded guilty to using a computer to commit a crime after the Genesee County sting. He received five years of probation.
Nainesh Patel
Nainesh Patel was arrested during a Marion County undercover investigation featured on Takedown.
John P. Donnelly
John Donnelly pleaded guilty following the Ocean County sting. He received parole supervision for life and a registration requirement.
Devon Lamar Nealond
Devon Lamar Nealond was arrested on solicitation-related allegations following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Roland Junior Jean
Roland Junior Jean received a three-year prison term following a May 2026 Martin County sting.
Hasan Abu Haleme
Hasan Abu Halemeh was arrested in a Polk County, Florida sting and convicted by a jury. He received a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
David Pann
David Pann was arrested during the Murphy, Texas investigation. The charges arising from that sting were subsequently dropped.
Edmundo Dasilva
Edmundo Dasilva was convicted after Operation Child Protector V in Polk County, Florida. On September 30, 2026, he received life in prison without parole, followed by a consecutive 15-year prison term.
Robert Swarthout
Robert Swarthout was charged with two solicitation-related felonies following a Harford County sting.
Craig Haas
Craig Haas was confronted at the Bethpage sting house after communicating with a decoy. No criminal charges followed that encounter.
Edward Hollingsworth V
Edward Hollingsworth V appeared in the Murphy investigation. The charges were dropped in June 2007.
Frank Sierras
Frank Sierras was convicted after the Long Beach investigation. He received three years in state prison followed by three years of probation.
Lucas Field
Lucas Field pleaded no contest following the Monroe investigation. He received two days in jail, credited as already served, and five years of probation.
Ashay Shakes
Ashay Shakes received a four-year prison term following Operation Bad Habits in Marion County.
Justin O'Connor
Justin O'Connor was arrested in Marion County's 2025 Seek and Ye Shall Find operation. He was later reported convicted in connection with that operation.
Mark Barrett
Mark Barrett was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama investigation. He was charged in January 2024 with traveling to meet a child to perform a sexual act.
Muhammad Mudassir
Muhammad Mudassir was confronted during a Takedown investigation in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
Anthony Palumbo
Anthony Palumbo appeared in the Ocean County investigation and pleaded guilty to attempted child endangerment. His sentence included lifetime parole supervision and sex offender registration.
Charles Schmidt
Charles Schmidt pleaded guilty to sexual solicitation of a minor after his Takedown appearance. He received 13 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and lifetime registration.
Nicholas J. Krackenberger
Nicholas J. Krackenberger pleaded guilty to two felonies arising from an October 2025 Dickinson County sting. His February 2026 sentencing hearing was postponed.
Arturo Chirino
Arturo Chirino was arrested during the Long Beach investigation. His sentence included three years of probation and 60 days of Caltrans cleanup.
Brian Arflack
Brian Arflack pleaded guilty after the Montgomery County, Ohio investigation. He received two concurrent 12-month prison terms.
Joshua Colon
Joshua Colon pleaded guilty following the Fairfield sting. He received a seven-year sentence suspended after three years, plus ten years of probation and registration.
Kevin Westerbeck
Kevin Westerbeck received nine months in prison for the Greenville sting case. He also faced separate proceedings that resulted in other sentences.
Michael Joseph Patterson
Michael Joseph Patterson was arrested during the Bowling Green, Kentucky investigation. He received a seven-year federal term and a concurrent state term of three years and ten months.
Patrick Haan
Patrick Haan received two four-year prison terms following Operation Bad Habits in Marion County.
Denis Coulson
Denis Coulson was convicted following the Fortson investigation. His sentence included ten years in prison with a stated four-year minimum to serve and six years of probation.
Sebastian Rodriguez
Sebastian Rodriguez pleaded guilty after the Riverside sting. He received three months in jail, 36 months of probation, and lifetime registration.
Todd Lewis
Todd Lewis pleaded guilty following the Ocean County sting. He received five years in prison for that case.
Hunter Easterling
Chris Hansen's publisher-issued podcast episode identifies Hunter Easterling as the subject of a sting retrospective. This establishes the published appearance, not a conviction. Hansen's September 2026 podcast description reports a guilty plea and a two-year Louisiana prison sentence; the charge of conviction and judgment have not been independently verified.
Jeramy Yarbrough
Jeramy Yarbrough was arrested on solicitation-related allegations following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Jerry Watts
Jerry Watts was arrested on solicitation-related allegations following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Randall Wolford
Randall Wolford appeared in the Murphy investigation, whose charges were dropped in June 2007. His later federal conviction arose from a separate police sting.
Brien Terry
Brien Terry was arrested in Marion County's 2025 Seek and Ye Shall Find operation. He was later reported convicted in connection with that operation.
Michael Wilusz
Michael Wilusz was arrested during the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. His case ended without a conviction following a dispute over the chat evidence.
Gerald White
Gerald White was convicted of two attempted offenses after the Fortson sting. His sentence was described as 20 years with seven years to serve, 13 years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Jorge Nieto
Jorge Nieto was charged after a July 2026 San Francisco sting and pleaded not guilty.
Parminder Jaswal
Parminder Jaswal was arrested during a Michigan investigation and later pleaded guilty to computer-related and assault charges.
Reuben Teague
Reuben Teague was charged after a July 2026 San Francisco sting and pleaded not guilty.
James Rutherford
James Rutherford pleaded guilty following the Greenville investigation. He received 45 days in county jail, probation, and community service.
Bharat Baichan
Bharat Baichan received a five-year prison term following the September 2025 Polk County sting.
John Kennelly
John Kennelly was confronted twice during the Fairfax, Virginia investigation. He pleaded guilty and received a suspended two-year prison term and three years of probation.
Mansoor Ahmed
Mansoor Ahmed was arrested during a September 2025 Livingston Parish sting. His charges were dismissed in June 2026 following an agreement to self-deport.
Tyler Daigle
Tyler Daigle pleaded guilty to indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation. He received five years in prison.
David A. Kaye
David A. Kaye was convicted after a bench trial of federal enticement and travel offenses arising from the Herndon investigation. His 78-month prison sentence was affirmed on appeal in 2007.
Donnie Vaughn
Donnie Vaughn pleaded guilty to importuning after the Montgomery County sting. He received jail time, five years of intensive probation, and a registration requirement.
Jaswinder Cheema
Jaswinder Cheema appeared in the Petaluma, California investigation. He pleaded guilty in December 2010 and received probation and lifetime sex-offender registration.
Branden Keith Orr
Branden Keith Orr was arrested during Operation Autumn Sweep in Polk County, Florida. He was found guilty on four counts and received a ten-year prison sentence.
Courtlin Daniel Dede
Courtlin Daniel Dede was confronted during a Takedown investigation in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
Rolando Restocruz
Rolando Restocruz was arrested in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He was convicted and received a ten-year prison term with a five-year minimum, plus 25 years of probation.
Gregory Stewart
Gregory Stewart pleaded guilty after the Ocean County investigation. He received lifetime parole supervision and registration requirements.
Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa
Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa was arrested during a Livingston Parish, Louisiana investigation. He pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement and received ten years in federal prison and five years of supervised release.
Tyler Devault
Tyler Devault was arrested during a Harford County sting after arriving to meet a police decoy. The encounter is featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Peter Sciacca
Peter Sciacca was convicted following the Fortson investigation. His sentence included ten years with five years to serve, 15 years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Clifford Wallach
Clifford Wallach appeared in the Fort Myers, Florida sting and was convicted by a jury on two charges. He received a five-year prison sentence in January 2008.
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams appears in a Takedown encounter filmed in Polk County, Florida.
Detraun Vaughan
Detraun Vaughan received a six-year prison term and two five-year terms in the case arising from the September 2025 Polk County sting.
Spencer Englehardt
Spencer Englehardt was charged following the September 2025 Polk County sting.
Deandre Robinson
Chris Hansen's publisher-issued podcast episode identifies Deandre Robinson as the subject of a sting retrospective. This establishes the published appearance, not a conviction. The available sources document the facts shown below; the sentence has not been verified.
Juan Carlos Guzman
Juan Carlos Guzman was convicted following the Polk County investigation. He received five years in prison and five years of probation.
Michael Rhodes
Michael Rhodes was arrested during a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. He subsequently pleaded guilty in the case.
Matthew Nash
Matthew Nash was arrested during the Long Beach, California investigation. He pleaded no contest and received probation and lifetime sex-offender registration.
Brian Russell Jenkinson
Brian Russell Jenkinson pleaded guilty after the Genesee County investigation. He received two years of probation and a sex offender registration requirement.
Thomas Hicks
Thomas Hicks was charged following the Polk County investigation. He entered a not-guilty plea.
James Peterson
James Peterson was arrested during a Marquette County, Michigan investigation. He pleaded no contest to accosting a child and received a prison term of 18 months to six years.
Guy Andre Ruder
After a Dickinson County sting, Guy Andre Ruder faced four felony charges involving child solicitation and computer use.
Brennan Temple
Brennan Temple was arrested in a Livingston Parish investigation in June 2025. A January 2026 court docket lists charges of computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile.
Charles Lawrence
Charles Lawrence pleaded guilty after the Fairfield investigation and served two years in prison. A later arrest concerned an alleged probation violation.
Fitzroy Francis
Fitzroy Francis was arrested and charged following the Marion County investigation.
Matthew Mahl
Matthew Mahl pleaded guilty to two solicitation charges in August 2026 following the Harford County investigation.
Lance Jackson
Lance Jackson was booked on solicitation-related charges following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Vincent Roop
Vincent Roop was charged following the Marquette County investigation. The case was awaiting trial in September 2025.
Jordan Craig
Jordan Craig was arrested during a 2026 Genesee County, Michigan investigation. He faces child-related solicitation, computer and image charges.
Joshua Ryan Simpson
Joshua Ryan Simpson pleaded guilty after the Blount County sting. He received three years in prison, with probation and registration to follow.
Antonio Phill
Antonio Phill was arrested during a Livingston Parish, Louisiana sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. The account lists charges arising from that encounter.
Carl Allsop
Carl Allsop was arrested during a Marion County, Florida sting in June 2026. He pleaded not guilty to trafficking and traveling charges.
Francisco Javier Villanueva-Castro
Francisco Javier Villanueva-Castro pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after a February 2025 Denham Springs sting.
James Cisneros
James Cisneros pleaded guilty following the Long Beach investigation. His sentence included three years of probation and 60 days of Caltrans cleanup.
Juanmiguel Diaz
Juanmiguel Diaz was arrested during Operation Cyber Guardian II in Polk County, Florida. He pleaded no contest and received 63 months and nine days in prison, followed by five years of probation.
Joseph Ross
Joseph Ross was arrested during a Marquette County, Michigan investigation. He received concurrent prison terms of 54 months to seven years and 24 months to four years.
Michael Jason Seibert
Michael Seibert was convicted after separate Long Beach and Riverside investigations. He received concurrent terms of three and a half years for Long Beach and one and a half years for Riverside.
Walter Edward Babst
Walter Babst appeared in the Riverside County, California investigation. He pleaded guilty and received one year in jail and five years of probation in May 2007.
Stanley Kendall
Stanley Kendall was arrested during the Murphy, Texas investigation. The sting-related charges were dropped in June 2007.
Darrel Rockwell
Darrel Rockwell was arrested during a Marion County online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Jeffrey Morningstar
Jeffrey Morningstar pleaded guilty following the Genesee County investigation. He received 45 days in jail and five years of probation.
Lavonta Sol
Lavonta Sol was arrested during a Marion County online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Salvatore Caravello
Salvatore Caravello was arrested during a Marion County online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Jonathan Moss
Jonathan Moss was arrested and charged following the Livingston Parish operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Elias Bailon
Elias Bailon pleaded guilty following the Fort Myers investigation. He received nine months in jail followed by three years of probation.
Ellahzar Henson
Ellahzar Henson was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation and convicted after trial. His reported sentence was 26 months in prison with time-served credit and two years of probation.
Ivan Walters
Ivan Walters was arrested in a Harford County undercover investigation involving Chris Hansen. He was later reported convicted in connection with that operation.
Tytus Miles
Tytus Miles was charged following a Livingston Parish online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
William Roach
William Roach was arrested during the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. After a plea agreement, he received 25 months in prison and eight years of probation.
Howard Thornton III
Howard Thornton III was arrested during the Ocean County, New Jersey investigation. He pleaded guilty to attempted child-luring and received three years in prison with lifetime supervision and registration.
Lawrence Jermaine Scott
Lawrence Jermaine Scott was charged with indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation following a Livingston Parish investigation.
Brian Dory
Brian Dory was arrested in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. He was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to two years in prison followed by eight years of probation.
Calvin Lee Greer
Calvin Lee Greer was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He was convicted of attempted lewd or lascivious battery and received 21 months in prison and three years of probation.
Charles Gregory Green
Charles Gregory Green appeared in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. He pleaded guilty and received five years of probation and a sex-offender registration requirement.
Daniel Peter Kelly
Daniel Peter Kelly was arrested in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. He pleaded no contest and received two years in prison and two years of sex-offender probation.
David Wagner
David John Wagner received a five-year prison sentence in the Flagler Beach sting case. That term ran concurrently with a separate seven-year sentence from Duval County.
Fredi Fernandez
Fredi Fernandez appeared in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He was convicted of online solicitation and sentenced to nine months in jail and three years of probation.
Jose "Pepe" Falcon
Jose Falcon pleaded guilty after the Fort Myers investigation. He received a nine-month custodial sentence.
Kenneth Forton
Kenneth Forton pleaded guilty following the Fort Myers investigation. He received nine months in jail and three years of probation.
Lance Fine
Lance Fine pleaded guilty following the Flagler Beach sting. He received five years of probation and lifetime registration.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins pleaded guilty following the Flagler Beach investigation. He received ten years of probation and lifetime registration requirements.
Michael Reyes
Michael Reyes pleaded no contest following the Flagler Beach sting. He received ten years of probation and lifetime registration.
Oanh Le
Oanh Le was convicted following the Flagler Beach sting. He received ten years of probation and lifetime registration.
Raul Antonio Brenes
Raul Antonio Brenes was convicted following the Fort Myers investigation. He received two years in prison and three years of probation.
Ryan McIntosh
Ryan McIntosh was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He pleaded guilty to online solicitation and received time served, probation and lifetime registration.
Safraz Khan
Safraz Khan was convicted after the Flagler Beach sting. He received 15 months in prison, five years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He was convicted of online solicitation and received nine months in jail and three years of probation.
Thomas Coffen
Thomas Coffen was convicted following the Fort Myers sting. He received 29 months and three days in prison, three years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Thomas Moffitt
Thomas Moffitt was arrested during the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He took the case to a jury trial and was found not guilty of all charges.
Dennis Ramsey
Dennis Ramsey was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. After a jury trial, he was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison.
Joseph O'Rourke
Joseph O'Rourke was arrested during a Marion County online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Stephen Coates
Stephen Coates pleaded guilty following the Riverside investigation. He received 180 days in jail to be served on weekends and three years of probation.
Derrick Brett Deason
Derrick Brett Deason was arrested in the Jasper County operation and later accepted a plea agreement. His sentence included probation and sex offender registration without prison time.
Feras Mahmoud Klisli
Feras Mahmoud Klisli was convicted after the Polk County investigation. He received five years in state prison with supervision and registration requirements to follow.
Eric James Morin
Eric James Morin was arrested during Operation Bad Habits in Marion County.
David Demers
David Demers appeared in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. He was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to 25 months in prison followed by eight years of probation.
Donald Morrison
Donald Morrison was arrested during the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He was convicted of online solicitation and received nine months in jail and three years of probation.
Leo Cintron
Leo Cintron was arrested during a Polk County, Florida investigation. He pleaded guilty in 2024 and received two years in prison followed by five years of probation.
Brian Gosselin
Brian Gosselin was arrested during the Fort Myers investigation. The charges were later dropped.
Dallas Lee
Dallas Lee was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine months in jail and three years of probation.
Daniel Figueroa
Daniel Figueroa pleaded guilty after the Ocean County investigation and received lifetime parole supervision. His sentencing disposition was later remanded for further proceedings on appeal.
David Russell
David Russell pleaded guilty to aiding child endangerment following the Ocean County investigation. He received lifetime parole supervision and registration requirements.
David Schumacher
David Schumacher was arrested in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. The sting-related charges were dropped while he resolved separate criminal charges.
Dwayne Chisholm
Dwayne Chisholm was arrested during the Ocean County, New Jersey investigation. He pleaded guilty in 2008 and received six months in jail, one year of probation and lifetime supervision and registration.
Eugene Daily
Eugene Daily pleaded guilty after the Ocean County sting. He received lifetime parole supervision and lifetime registration.
James Marcotte
James Marcotte pleaded guilty to child endangerment after the Ocean County sting. He received two days in jail, credited as served, lifetime parole supervision, and a registration requirement.
Jean Erick Saintil
Jean Erick Saintil was arrested during the Ocean County, New Jersey investigation. He pleaded guilty to an amended criminal-attempt charge and was sentenced to parole supervision for life in November 2008.
Jeremy Keister
Jeremy Keister pleaded guilty to child endangerment following the Ocean County sting. He received two days in jail.
Malik Washington
Malik Washington pleaded guilty following the Ocean County sting. He received parole supervision for life and a registration requirement.
Marvin Lakhan
Marvin Lakhan was arrested during the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He pleaded guilty and received five years of sex-offender probation in April 2008.
Michael Lubrano
Michael Lubrano pleaded guilty following the Ocean County investigation. He received lifetime parole supervision and lifetime registration requirements.
Michael Murray
Michael Murray pleaded guilty to a reduced charge following the Ocean County investigation. He received lifetime parole supervision and registration requirements without a prison sentence.
Richard Burnham
Richard Burnham pleaded guilty following the Ocean County investigation. He received 180 days in county jail as a condition of probation, followed by lifetime parole supervision.
Savio Noronha
Savio Noronha pleaded guilty to attempted child endangerment after the Ocean County sting. He received parole supervision for life and a registration requirement.
Selwyn Knights
Selwyn Knights was arrested during the Ocean County, New Jersey investigation. He received lifetime parole supervision and a lifetime sex-offender registration requirement.
Terry Warner
Terry Warner was arrested during the Ocean County, New Jersey investigation. He received lifetime parole supervision and registration without a prison term.
Thomas Shin
Thomas Shin pleaded guilty following the Ocean County sting. He received parole supervision for life and a registration requirement.
Ziegfeld Rivera
Ziegfeld Rivera pleaded guilty to child endangerment following the Ocean County sting. He received parole supervision for life and a registration requirement.
Christopher Cannon
Christopher Cannon was convicted after the Fortson investigation. His sentence included ten years in prison with a stated five-year minimum to serve and 15 years of probation.
Dermon Kenneth Thomas
Dermon Kenneth Thomas received a ten-year prison term following the July 2025 Marion County sting.
Gary Borderlon
Gary Borderlon was booked on solicitation-related charges following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Lester Verrett
Lester Verrett was booked on solicitation-related charges following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
William Rowell
William Rowell pleaded guilty following the Fortson sting. His sentence included imprisonment, probation, and lifetime registration.
Joseph Scott Peters
After a Dickinson County sting, Joseph Scott Peters faced four felony charges involving child solicitation and computer use.
Yeison Benitez-Morales
Yeison Benitez-Morales was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama investigation. He was charged with electronic solicitation, traveling to meet a child and human trafficking.
John C. Coughlin
John C. Coughlin was convicted following a Dickinson County sting.
Corey Edgar
Corey Edgar was arrested during the Long Beach, California investigation. He received three years of probation, community service, counseling and lifetime sex-offender registration.
Robert Salinas
Robert Salinas was convicted following the Long Beach investigation. He received three years of probation and community service, with lifetime registration required.
Jean Pierre Wehry
Jean Pierre Wehry was convicted following the Riverside sting. His initial 75-years-to-life sentence was reduced on appeal to 50 years to life.
Ashton Brignac
Ashton Brignac was charged with indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation following a Livingston Parish investigation.
Chad David Romero
Chad David Romero was charged with indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation following a Livingston Parish investigation.
Miguel Molina-Vazquez
Miguel Molina-Vazquez was arrested and charged in the Blount County operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Drithve Babu-Shivakumar
Drithve Babu-Shivakumar was arrested during a Marion County online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Jonathan Mitchell
Jonathan Mitchell was arrested in Marion County's 2025 Seek and Ye Shall Find operation. He was later reported convicted in connection with that operation.
Daniel Napoline
Daniel Napoline received three five-year prison terms following the September 2025 Polk County sting.
Mike
Mike was confronted during the Bethpage investigation. No criminal charges followed that encounter.
Devin Fernandez
Devin Fernandez was arrested in Marion County's 2025 Seek and Ye Shall Find operation. He was later reported convicted in connection with that operation.
Patrick Parr
Patrick Parr appeared in the Murphy investigation. The charges arising from that sting were dropped.
Kelsey Lee Burbank
Kelsey Lee Burbank was convicted following a Dickinson County sting.
Devin Alipio
Devin Alipio was arrested in the March-April 2025 Livingston Parish investigation. A May 2026 court docket lists indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation charges for a pretrial conference.
Juston Keeler
Juston Keeler pleaded guilty following the Genesee County sting. He received 45 days in jail, five years of probation, and a registration requirement.
Shengjie Cheng
Shengjie Cheng was indicted for attempted enticement following the Livingston Parish sting. A federal judge denied his motion to dismiss the indictment in April 2026.
Stanley Ambeyi
Stanley Ambeyi was charged following the Blount County investigation. The sting-related charges remained pending when a separate federal firearm case was sentenced.
Marvin Harrison Smith II
Marvin Harrison Smith II was convicted after the Fortson investigation. His sentence included a 25-year prison term with a stated 13-year minimum to serve and 12 years of probation.
Pablo Juarez-Bertadillo
Pablo Juarez-Bertadillo pleaded guilty following the Genesee County investigation. He received five years of probation with no additional jail time after 109 days in custody.
Todd West
Todd William West was arrested during the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He pleaded guilty to attempted child molestation and received a ten-year term with a five-year minimum to serve.
Tyler Jordan
Tyler Jordan was booked on solicitation-related charges following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Ernest Timmons
Ernest C. Timmons was arrested in the Ocean County investigation and indicted on three counts in August 2007. He died the following month.
Lamar Champ
Lamar Champ was booked on solicitation-related charges following a Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
William Alexander Ruiz Ponce
William Alexander Ruiz Ponce was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after a Denham Springs sting.
Robert Graber
Robert A. Graber was arrested during the Ocean County investigation in March 2007. An August 2007 indictment charged attempted sexual assault, luring or enticing a child, and distributing obscenity to a person under eighteen.
Lorne Lynn Armstrong
Lorne Armstrong was arrested during the Bowling Green, Kentucky investigation. He received a seven-year state sentence and a concurrent 60-month federal sentence.
David Anthony Bailey
After a Dickinson County sting, David Anthony Bailey faced four felony charges involving child solicitation and computer use.
Jerry Griffitt
Jerry Griffitt was convicted of attempted lewd acts after the Riverside sting. He received one year in county jail, three years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Joe Wunderler
Joseph Wunderler pleaded guilty to a federal enticement offense following the Herndon investigation. He received five years in prison.
Richard Watwood
Richard Watwood was convicted of federal and state offenses following the Bowling Green sting. He received 46 months in federal prison and seven years in state prison.
Michael Gentile
Michael Gentile was arrested during the Fairfield, Connecticut investigation. He received a ten-year sentence suspended after four and a half years, followed by ten years of probation.
Michael Warrecker
Michael Warrecker entered a no-contest plea following the Long Beach investigation. He received 120 days already served and five years of probation.
Michael Gillis
Michael Gillis was arrested and charged in the Polk County sting while other proceedings were pending. The described later federal and Minnesota sentences concern separate cases.
Alan Chernay
Alan Chernay was arrested during the Murphy, Texas investigation. The charges from that operation were subsequently dropped.
Devondre Deleon
Devondre Deleon is featured in the Takedown with Chris Hansen episode Ep. 8 - Devondre Walks the Walk, filmed during a sting in Genesee County, Michigan.
Dustin McPhetridge
Dustin McPhetridge received a five-year federal sentence after the Bowling Green investigation. A separate Tennessee case resulted in an eight-year term ordered to run concurrently.
Gregory John Fogel
Gregory John Fogel was arrested during a Marion County undercover investigation featured on Takedown.
Jim Rauch
Jim Rauch was convicted after a Kentucky undercover operation featured alongside the Bowling Green investigation. He received 46 months in prison and lifetime supervision.
Marshall Girtman
Marshall Girtman appeared in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He received a ten-year prison term with a five-year minimum and separate probation terms.
Nicholas Capehart
Nicholas Capehart was charged after a May 2025 Polk County sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Taylor Hall
Taylor Hall pleaded guilty following the Livingston Parish investigation. He received two years in prison with hard labor and three years of supervised release.
Dennis Jutras
Dennis Jutras was charged with sexual solicitation of a minor after a Harford County undercover encounter.
Gregory Cooper
Gregory Cooper was charged after a May 2025 Polk County sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Hunter Bryant
Hunter Bryant was arrested and charged during the Blount County investigation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Vernen Cunningham
Vernen Cunningham was charged after a May 2025 Polk County sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Charles Harding
Charles Harding was arrested and charged after the Riverside investigation. He died in August 2006 while awaiting trial.
Greg Karnos
Greg Karnos appeared in the Riverside County, California investigation. He pleaded guilty in 2009 and received eight years in prison with credit for three years already served.
Nathan Downhour
Nathan Downhour was arrested in the Greenville, Ohio investigation. He received 35 days in jail, credited as time served, and two years of probation.
Matthew Bonjean
Matthew Bonjean pleaded guilty following the Polk County investigation. He received three years and six months in prison with credit for 180 days already served.
Petar Pejic
Petar Pejic was convicted in a Genesee County investigation featured on Takedown. He received 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation and distribution offenses.
Vijay Mannari
Vijay Mannari pleaded guilty following the Huron Township sting. He received five years of probation and a one-year jail term suspended subject to compliance.
Rob Culbertson
Rob Culbertson was convicted following the Long Beach investigation. He received three years of probation, treatment, and community service.
Jeremy Britten
Jeremy Britten was charged with indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation following a Livingston Parish investigation.
Adam Duellman
Adam Duellman was arrested in an October 2024 sting in Marquette County, Michigan. He pleaded guilty and received a prison sentence of 42 months to 15 years.
Jason Schoeppner
Jason Schoeppner was convicted after the Greenville sting. He received 30 days in jail, two years of community control, community service, and ten years of registration.
Eric Lee
Eric Lee was arrested in a Blount County, Alabama sting. He pleaded guilty to solicitation, traveling and marijuana charges and received three years in prison.
Anthony Farr
Chris Hansen's publisher-issued podcast episode identifies Anthony Farr as the subject of a sting retrospective. This establishes the published appearance, not a conviction. The available sources document the facts shown below; the sentence has not been verified.
Daryl Alan Rudick
Daryl Alan Rudick pleaded guilty to misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after the Blount County operation. He received one year of probation.
David Randolph Scott
David Randolph Scott pleaded guilty following the Blount County sting. He received three years in prison with credit for time served, followed by three years of probation and lifetime registration.
Nicholas Alexander Jenkins
Nicholas Jenkins pleaded guilty following the Polk County investigation. He received two years of probation and a nine-year registration requirement.
Wesley Beehn
Wesley Beehn pleaded no contest after the Genesee County sting. He received a prison sentence of four to 20 years.
Garson Lopez
Garson Lopez arrived with Henry Lopez during the Blount County investigation. He pleaded guilty to one charge and received three years in prison.
Henry Lopez
Henry Lopez arrived with Garson Lopez during the Blount County investigation. He pleaded guilty to one charge and received three years in prison.
James Wiles
James Wiles was charged following the Flagler Beach investigation. He died before the case reached a conviction.
David Tiriolo
David Tiriolo was convicted of attempted risk of injury to a minor after the Fairfield operation. He received a suspended ten-year prison sentence and three years of probation.
James Klein
James Klein appeared in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He pleaded guilty and received a ten-year prison term with a five-year minimum, plus probation.
Bradley Migues
Bradley Migues was charged with traveling to meet a child for a sexual act and electronic solicitation after a Blount County sting.
Peter Christopher Moore
Peter Christopher Moore appeared in the Riverside County, California investigation. He was convicted and received 90 days in county jail to be served on weekends, with three years of probation.
Kenneth Brinkman
Kenneth Brinkman was convicted following the Greenville investigation. He received eight months in jail, a $1, 500 fine, and ten years of registration.
Matthew Traub
Matthew Traub was arrested and charged following the Livingston Parish operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Nikola Griffin
Nikola Griffin was charged with indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation following a Livingston Parish investigation.
Matthew Klein
The publisher identifies Matthew Klein in a Chris Hansen investigation in Polk County, Florida. The available sources document the facts shown below; the sentence has not been verified.
Eric Rubalcava
Eric Rubalcava appeared in the Murphy investigation. The charges from that operation were dropped.
Daniel Pulido
Daniel Pulido pleaded guilty to two attempted offenses after the Riverside sting. His initial sentence included 180 days in jail, three years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Joseph Roisman
Joseph Roisman was prosecuted following the Petaluma investigation and was acquitted in 2011. A separate Navy proceeding concerned military misconduct.
Aston Mack
Aston Mack was charged after a May 2025 Polk County sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Deepak Bist
Deepak Bist was convicted following the Flagler Beach sting and received 21 months in jail. He appealed the conviction.
John Adam Daniels
John Adam Daniels appeared in the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He was convicted in 2007 and received a ten-year prison term with a five-year minimum, plus 15 years of probation.
Luis Rivera-Tobar
Luis Rivera-Tobar is featured in the Takedown with Chris Hansen episode Ep. 9 - It's a Crime, Luis!, filmed during a sting in Genesee County, Michigan.
Alberto Gonzalez-Torres
Alberto Gonzalez-Torres was sentenced following the September 2025 Polk County sting. His recorded prison terms include seven years and two five-year terms.
Robert Lyons
Robert Lyons pleaded guilty following the Riverside sting. He received five years in prison with credit for time already served.
Thomas Bodnar
Thomas Bodnar was convicted following the Riverside investigation. He received a 15-year prison sentence that included enhancements for prior convictions.
Douglas Vincent Cooley
Douglas Vincent Cooley was arrested during Operation Child Protector IV in Polk County, Florida. He was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison followed by ten years of probation.
Fred Hamilton
Fred Hamilton is featured in the Takedown with Chris Hansen episode Ep. 8 - Call Me Fred The Freak, filmed during a sting in Genesee County, Michigan.
Sam Al Quhaif
Sam Al Quhaif was charged with indecent behavior involving a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation following a Livingston Parish investigation.
Chase Abercrombie
Chase Abercrombie is featured in the Takedown with Chris Hansen episode Ep. 7 - Chase's Change of Heart, filmed during a sting in Blount County, Alabama.
Steven Bennof
Steven Bennof pleaded guilty to attempted enticement following the northern Virginia sting. He received 60 months in prison, ten years of supervised release, and a registration requirement.
Seberiano Alegre
Seberiano Alegre was arrested during a Marion County undercover investigation featured on Takedown.
Christan Medina
Christan Medina was arrested in the February 2025 Livingston Parish investigation filmed for Takedown. He was later reported convicted in connection with that operation.
Kody Smith
Kody Smith was arrested and charged following the Blount County operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Phyllis
Known only as Phyllis, she spoke with the decoy in Marvin Smith's Fortson investigation but did not attend the meeting. Prosecutors did not pursue a case against her.
Keith Williams
Keith Williams appeared in the Riverside County, California investigation. He pleaded guilty in 2007 and received one year in custody and five years of probation.
Matthew Totaro
Matthew Totaro was charged following a Livingston Parish online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Stephen Buchanan
Stephen Buchanan pleaded guilty after the Fairfield sting. He received eight years of imprisonment suspended after three years, plus ten years of probation and registration.
Anthony Ramos, Jr.
Anthony Ramos, Jr. was charged following a September 2025 Polk County sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Louie Macalinao
Louie Macalinao was charged following the September 2025 Polk County sting.
Cameron Varnado
Cameron Varnado was charged following a Livingston Parish online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Paul Westwood
Paul Westwood was convicted of a federal travel offense following the Kentucky sting. He received 51 months in prison, 20 years of supervised release, and a registration requirement.
Jesus Javier Valverde-Texta
Chris Hansen's publisher-issued podcast episode identifies Jesus Javier Valverde-Texta as the subject of a sting retrospective. This establishes the published appearance, not a conviction. The available sources document the facts shown below; the sentence has not been verified.
Kevin Hamby
Kevin Hamby was charged following a Livingston Parish online sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
John Frantz
John Frantz was sentenced following the Greenville investigation. His sentence included 30 days in jail, 30 days of house arrest, and three years of probation.
Dylan Abramson
Dylan Abramson was convicted of accosting a child for immoral purposes following the Forsyth Township operation. His sentence included probation and sex offender registration.
Milan A. Mikho
Milan A. Mikho was arrested during a Chris Hansen investigation involving the Genesee County Sheriff's team after arranging to meet a decoy.
Ronald Williams
Ronald Williams is featured in the Takedown with Chris Hansen episode Ep. 1 - Ronald's Fiery Past, filmed during a sting in Genesee County, Michigan.
Timothy Isaac
Timothy Isaac pleaded guilty following the Greenville investigation. He received eight months in jail and a ten-year registration requirement.
John Wesley Elliott
John Wesley Elliott was convicted after the Bowling Green investigation. He received seven years in prison and a 20-year registration requirement.
Sergio Andres Badilla Rojas
Sergio Andres Badilla Rojas was arrested and charged in the Livingston Parish operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Corye Blagg
Corye Blagg pleaded guilty following the Long Beach investigation. His sentence included time served, three years of probation, cleanup work, and lifetime registration.
Michael Meyer
Michael Meyer was convicted after a Kentucky Bureau of Investigation sting associated with the Bowling Green broadcast. He received five years in prison, five years of probation, and 20 years of registration.
Carlos Humberto Aquilar Cruz
Carlos Humberto Aquilar Cruz was charged following a February 2025 Livingston Parish sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Christopher Thompson
Christopher Thompson was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama investigation. He was charged with human trafficking, electronic solicitation and traveling to meet a child.
Jeremy Todd West
Jeremy Todd West was arrested during the Bowling Green, Kentucky investigation. He pleaded guilty in 2008 and received separate federal and state sentences of 46 months and seven years, with supervised release.
Jamie Underwood
Jamie Underwood was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama sting. He was charged with electronic solicitation, traveling to meet a child and human trafficking.
Stosh Gizinski
Stosh Gizinski pleaded guilty to using a computer to commit a crime following the Genesee County sting. He received 60 months of probation and a registration requirement.
Yazan Asfour
Yazan Asfour was arrested following the Flagler Beach investigation. He left before the scheduled trial.
Cameron Johnson
Cameron Johnson was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama investigation involving undercover decoys. Charges were filed following the encounter.
Rhett Warner
Rhett Warner pleaded guilty to child sexually abusive activity after the Genesee County sting. He received 60 days in jail and 60 months of probation.
Kenny Leonard Jr.
Kenny Leonard Jr. was arrested during a Livingston Parish, Louisiana investigation. He was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation.
John Blake Creamer
John Blake Creamer was convicted following the Blount County investigation. He received three years in prison with credit for 329 days already served.
John Wesley Hunter
John Wesley Hunter was arrested during Operation Cyber Guardian II in Polk County, Florida. He was convicted through a plea agreement and received 42 months in prison and 84 months of probation.
Nelson Louis
Nelson Louis pleaded guilty following the Polk County operation. He received ten years in prison followed by 20 years of probation.
Jerry Hetherington
Jerry Hetherington pleaded guilty after the Monroe investigation. He received five years of probation and was required to register as a sex offender.
Willie Merrill
Willie Merrill pleaded guilty following the Polk County investigation. He received 112.05 months in prison followed by ten years of probation.
Matthew Daly
Matthew Daly pleaded no contest to attempted accosting of a child after the Monroe County sting. He received three days in jail, credited as served, five years of probation, and 25 years of registration.
Cody Michael Green
Cody Michael Green was convicted of three attempted sex offenses following the Fortson sting. He received three years in prison and 12 years of probation.
Samuel Dennis Zoellner
Samuel Dennis Zoellner was arrested during Operation Child Protector III in Polk County, Florida. He was convicted of five sting-related felony charges in August 2023.
Jay Reffner
Jay Reffner pleaded guilty following the Greenville investigation. He received 30 days in jail, two years of community control, and 40 hours of community service.
Todd Spikes
Todd Spikes entered a no-contest plea following the Flagler Beach investigation. He received ten years of probation and lifetime registration requirements.
Joshua Cummins
Joshua Cummins was convicted following the Polk County investigation. He received 42 months in prison followed by 50 months of probation.
Christopher Ek
Christopher Ek was arrested after leaving the Marquette County sting location and pleaded not guilty. The case was described as stayed pending a separate Michigan Supreme Court case.
Jeremy Kohler
Jeremy Kohler was arrested during the Marquette County investigation. Charges were filed after the encounter.
Tony Ray Allen
Tony Ray Allen was arrested and charged following the Genesee County operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Christopher Cool
Christopher Cool was arrested during a Genesee County, Michigan sting. He was charged with child-related solicitation and computer offenses.
Thomas Soetaert
Thomas Soetaert was arrested during a Marquette County, Michigan investigation. He pleaded no contest and was ordered to register as a sex offender without additional jail time.
Jason Weigandt
Jason Weigandt was arrested during the Genesee County investigation. All charges from the encounter were subsequently dismissed.
Jared Weaver
Jared Weaver pleaded guilty after the Genesee County investigation. He received five years of probation and a registration requirement.
Jared Salvador
Jared Salvador was convicted of child sexually abusive activity following the Genesee County sting. He received five years of supervised probation and a registration requirement.
Ryan Delie
Ryan Delie was charged following a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. Prosecutors dropped all three charges in May 2023.
John Desarli
John Desarli was arrested during Operation Cyber Guardian II in Polk County, Florida. He was convicted of sting-related charges and sentenced to five years in prison in June 2024.
Mike Vestal
Mike Vestal was arrested during the Petaluma, California investigation. He received 92 days in jail and three years of probation in 2008.
Larry Hayes
Larry Hayes pleaded no contest after the Polk County investigation. He received concurrent ten-year and five-year prison terms, followed by ten years of probation.
Michael Popovich
Michael Popovich was investigated in Virginia after communicating with a Fairfield sting decoy without attending the sting house. He pleaded guilty and received 20 years with 10 suspended, followed by probation.
Roger Brummit
Roger Brummit pleaded guilty following the Greenville investigation. He received two months in jail and two years of community control.
John Baker
John Baker appeared in the Murphy investigation. The charges arising from that operation were dropped.
Henry Guzman
Henry Guzman pleaded guilty to attempted lewd acts following the Petaluma investigation. His sentence included a four-month jail or home-confinement option and three years of probation.
Eric Alan Lee
Eric Alan Lee was convicted of accosting a child for immoral purposes after the Monroe County operation. His sentence included 105 days in jail, credited as served, and five years of probation.
Paul Clemente
Paul Clemente was sentenced following the Long Beach investigation. He received a suspended 60-day term and three years of probation.
Qays Mahjoob
Qays Mahjoob was arrested during the Long Beach, California investigation. He pleaded guilty and received three years of probation, road-cleanup work and lifetime registration.
Calvin Veldt
Calvin Veldt pleaded no contest to child sexually abusive activity after the Marquette County sting. He received 300 days in jail and a registration requirement.
Clifford Mitts
Clifford Mitts pleaded guilty to seduction after the Genesee County investigation. He received three years of probation with no additional jail time.
Robb Kline
Robb Kline was arrested during the Greenville, Ohio investigation and convicted at trial. He received one month in jail and two years of community control.
Edmund "Eddie" J Tapia
Edmund Tapia, identified in the broadcast as Ed_in_NYC, was confronted by Chris Hansen after arriving at the Bethpage sting house.
Trevor Walker
Trevor Walker entered a no-contest plea following the Polk County investigation. He received eight years in prison followed by 15 years of probation.
Cevin Payne
Cevin Payne pleaded guilty to using a computer to commit a crime after the Genesee County operation. His sentence was nine days in jail, credited as served, and 24 months of probation.
Scott Barrett
Scott Barrett was arrested during a Grand Traverse County, Michigan investigation. He was charged with child-related computer, solicitation and possession offenses.
Shaka Khan
Shaka Khan pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment following the Petaluma investigation. He received three years of probation and community service.
DarkHero73
Matthew Dooley, known as DarkHero73, was confronted during the Bethpage investigation. No criminal charge resulted from that sting encounter.
Steve Rosello
Steve Rosello was arrested during the Murphy investigation. The sting cases were subsequently dropped after the district attorney declined prosecution.
Justin Estes
Justin Estes was arrested during the Murphy investigation. The charges from that operation were subsequently dropped.
Inderjeet Singh
Inderjeet Singh was convicted after the Riverside investigation. His sentence included 180 days in jail and three years of probation, and the judgment was affirmed on appeal.
Mark Joseph Micolo Jr
Mark Joseph Micolo Jr. pleaded guilty after the Monroe County sting. He received time served, five years of probation, and a registration requirement.
Maroof Farooq
Maroof Farooq was convicted following the Long Beach investigation. He received three years of probation and a year of counseling.
Davut Ozkan
Davut Ozkan appeared in the Greenville, Ohio investigation. He received 65 days in jail, a registration requirement and restitution.
Robert Curtis Williams
Robert Curtis Williams, also known as Brandon Williams, was arrested during the Long Beach investigation. His reported sentence for the resulting indecent-exposure conviction was time served, five years of probation, sixty days of roadside cleanup and sex-offender registration.
George Cleary
George Cleary was arrested after approaching the Fortson, Georgia sting location. He was convicted of attempted child molestation and received a ten-year prison term with a two-year minimum, plus probation.
Joseph Myrick
Joseph Myrick was convicted of attempted offenses following the Fortson sting. He received a ten-year prison term with five years to serve and lifetime registration.
Reymundo Anguiano
Reymundo Anguiano was arrested in the Fortson, Georgia investigation and convicted at trial. He received a 25-year prison term with a seven-year minimum, plus 15 years of probation.
Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard was convicted following the Marquette County investigation. He received five years of probation and registration requirements.
David Hilbish
David Hilbish pleaded guilty after the Fortson investigation. His sentence included a ten-year prison term with six years to serve, ten years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Everardo Aleantra
Everardo Aleantra was arrested during the Blount County investigation and charged following the encounter.
Jacob Wutka
Jacob Wutka was arrested during a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. He pleaded guilty to two charges and received two days in jail, fully credited, and 60 months of probation.
Caleb Marsh
Caleb Marsh was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama investigation after arranging a meeting with a decoy. Charges were filed following the encounter.
Christopher Bernard
Christopher Bernard was arrested and charged in the Livingston Parish investigation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Brian Lindsey
Brian Lindsey was convicted following the Fortson investigation. His sentence included a ten-year prison term with a stated five-year minimum to serve and 15 years of probation.
Aladdin Shamoun
Aladdin Shamoun was confronted during the northern Virginia investigation. Charges and an arrest warrant followed, but he left before being taken into custody.
Anthony Anyakwo
Anthony Anyakwo was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama sting. He was charged with traveling to meet a minor, electronic solicitation and human trafficking.
Anurag Tiwari
Anurag Tiwari was arrested in the Petaluma investigation. After felony dismissals, a misdemeanor acquittal, and an appeal of a separate misdemeanor conviction, the case concluded with a no-contest plea to an infraction.
Dan Allen
Dan Allen pleaded guilty to attempted lewd acts following the Riverside investigation. He received three years in prison and lifetime registration.
Joseph Federico
Joseph Federico was arrested in the Riverside County, California investigation. A jury convicted him of two offenses and he received six years and eight months in prison.
Timothy Wellman
Timothy Wellman was convicted following the Polk County investigation. He received three years and six months in prison.
Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor was arrested during a Montgomery County, Ohio investigation. He pleaded guilty to importuning and received five years of probation and a registration requirement.
Alonzo Hampton Wade
Alonzo Hampton Wade appeared in the Greenville, Ohio investigation. After a no-contest plea, he received a suspended 15-month prison term and 67 days in jail, credited as time served.
Farzad Kalantari
Farzad Kalantari pleaded guilty after the Long Beach sting. His sentence included three years of probation, registration, and 60 days of cleanup work.
Julian Rish
Julian Rish was arrested and charged following the Livingston Parish operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Roberto Forte
Roberto Forte pleaded guilty after the Riverside sting. He received 30 months in prison and lifetime registration.
Glenn D. Mitchell
Glenn Mitchell was arrested before reaching the Greenville sting house and was later convicted. He received 92 days in jail and three years of probation.
Scott Allen Smith
Scott Allen Smith was convicted following the Riverside investigation. He received one year and six months in state prison.
Jairo Muniz Cabrera
Jairo Muniz Cabrera pleaded no contest to two offenses after the Polk County operation. He received five years in prison and five years of probation.
Ezequiel Mejia-Diaz
Ezequiel Mejia-Diaz was arrested in a Polk County, Florida sting and charged with online solicitation and traveling offenses. His criminal case was suspended after his deportation.
Jasynn Dings
Jasynn Dings was convicted of two computer-related offenses after the Genesee County operation. He received probation.
Ronald Gurley
Ronald Gurley was arrested and charged following the Blount County operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Darnell Jefferson
Darnell Jefferson was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama sting. He was charged with traveling to meet a child to perform a sexual act.
Louis Conradt
Louis Conradt was investigated during the Murphy operation and died on November 5, 2006, before police could arrest him. He was never tried or sentenced for that operation.
Clayton Hall
Clayton Hall pleaded guilty to accosting a child for immoral purposes following the Grand Traverse County sting. He received credit for time served, 36 months of probation, and a registration requirement.
Vincent M. Ambrosio
Vincent M. Ambrosio was arrested during the Fairfield investigation in 2015. He was reportedly convicted in November 2016 of offenses arising from the sting.
Dustin Hicks
Dustin Hicks was arrested and charged during the Blount County investigation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Timothy Kyne
Timothy Kyne was convicted of a federal travel offense after the Highland Heights sting associated with the Bowling Green broadcast. He received 46 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release.
Norberto Avalos
Norberto Avalos was arrested during the Petaluma, California investigation. He was convicted of attempted lewd and lascivious contact with a minor and received three years in prison.
Karampal Singh Nakai
Karampal Singh Nakai was convicted by a jury after the Riverside investigation. He received 270 days in county custody and three years of formal probation.
Kolin Alexis
Kolin Alexis Jr. was arrested during the Livingston Parish investigation. Charges were filed following the encounter.
Samuel Queen
Samuel Queen was charged following the Huron Township investigation. The allegations concerned online solicitation of a person he believed to be a minor.
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis pleaded guilty to charges arising from the Polk County investigation. He received four years in prison followed by seven years of probation.
Douglas Da Silva
Douglas Da Silva was convicted following the Polk County investigation. He received five years in prison followed by five years of probation.
Eric Gamonal
Eric Gamonal was arrested during the Riverside investigation without an interview with Chris Hansen. He reportedly received six months in jail, five years of probation and lifetime sex-offender registration.
Winfredo Maradiage
Winfredo Maradiage was arrested during a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. He was charged with child-related computer and solicitation offenses.
Cody Smith
Cody Smith received a one-year prison sentence for importuning after the Montgomery County investigation. A subsequent prosecution involved separate conduct with a real child.
Mustafa "Musti" Ozkan
Mustafa Ozkan was confronted during the Bethpage investigation. No criminal charges followed that encounter.
Ryan Hogan
Ryan Hogan pleaded guilty to attempting to send obscene material to a minor after the Bethpage investigation. He received five years of probation and lifetime registration.
Logan Loyer
Logan Loyer pleaded guilty to using a computer to commit a crime following the Genesee County sting. He received probation without jail time.
David M. Wagner
David Michael Wagner pleaded guilty after the Genesee County investigation. He received five years of probation and a 25-year registration requirement.
Michael Leigh Lott
Michael Leigh Lott pleaded guilty to child sexually abusive activity after the Michigan sting. He received a prison sentence of 25 to 240 months and a registration requirement.
Satinder Singh
Satinder Singh entered a no-contest plea following the Genesee County investigation. He received 22 days in jail, all credited as time served.
Shawn O'Brien
Shawn O'Brien was charged after a Michigan sting investigation. He entered a diversion program involving behavioral treatment and completed it.
Thomas Smeaton
Thomas Smeaton pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge following the Genesee County investigation. He received a suspended jail sentence and 18 months of probation.
Timothy Knowles
Timothy Knowles was arrested during the Murphy, Texas investigation. The sting-related charges were dropped in June 2007.
Marvin Estrada Sarmiento
Marvin Estrada Sarmiento was arrested and charged following the Genesee County operation featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen.
Timothy Gilliam
Timothy Gilliam appeared in the Murphy investigation. The charges arising from the operation were dropped.
Eric Cruz-Figueroa
Eric Cruz-Figueroa pleaded guilty to importuning after the Montgomery County investigation. He received probation without additional jail time.
Todd Barraco
Todd Barraco was arrested during a Genesee County, Michigan investigation. He pleaded guilty to using a computer to commit a crime and received two years of probation.
James Mitchell
James Mitchell was arrested during the Blount County investigation. Charges were filed following the encounter.
Jason Pinkston
Jason Pinkston was arrested during a Blount County, Alabama sting. He was charged with human trafficking, electronic solicitation and traveling to meet a child.
Chris Urban
Chris Urban was convicted of attempted lewd acts after the Riverside investigation. He received one year in jail with credit for time served and three years of probation.
Yancy Wallace
Yancy Wallace was prosecuted by court-martial after the Petaluma sting. The military proceedings resulted in 55 months of confinement and a dishonorable discharge.
Jonathan Stemen
Jonathan Stemen pleaded guilty following the Petaluma investigation. He received nine months in custody and three years of probation.
Stephen Holt
Stephen Holt was arrested during the Flagler Beach investigation and was later convicted of offenses recorded under Flagler case 0601142.
Selvan Galeano
Selvan Galeano pleaded guilty following the Long Beach investigation. He received a suspended three-year term, 13 days credited as time served, and five years of probation.
Kurt Lemke
Kurt Lemke appeared in the Riverside County, California investigation. He was convicted in 2009 and received one year in jail and lifetime sex-offender registration.
Steven Reddington
Steven Reddington appeared in the Bethpage, New York investigation. He was not criminally charged over that encounter.
Mohamad Abdalla
Mohamad Abdalla was charged after the Flagler Beach sting and pleaded not guilty. He left before trial, and an arrest warrant was subsequently reported.
Gabor Nagy
Gabor Nagy pleaded guilty following the Long Beach investigation. He received time served, three years of probation, cleanup work, and lifetime registration.
Pulkit Mathur
Pulkit Mathur was charged after the Petaluma investigation. He failed to attend a later court appearance.
Steven Cartlidge
Steven Cartlidge was sentenced following the Petaluma investigation. His original 90-day jail term was later replaced by a 180-day term after proposed alternatives were not completed.
Josiah Walker
Josiah Walker appeared in the Long Beach, California investigation. He pleaded guilty and received five years of probation, road-cleanup work and lifetime registration.
Matthew Cogburn
Matthew Cogburn was arrested during the Fortson, Georgia investigation. He pleaded guilty and received a ten-year prison term with a four-year minimum, plus 16 years of probation.
Charles McAllister
Charles McAllister was caught in the Bowling Green, Kentucky investigation. He was found guilty and received five years in prison and five years of probation.
Maurice Ruiz
Maurice Ruiz was convicted following the Riverside investigation. He received six months in jail and three years of probation.
Vaikunth Soundarajan
Vaikunth Soundarajan was arrested during the Petaluma, California investigation. He pleaded no contest and received three months in jail and 35 months of probation.
Fernando Bernal
Fernando Bernal was arrested during the Petaluma, California investigation. He was convicted and received six months in jail and 36 months of probation.
Juan Carlos Gutierrez
Juan Carlos Gutierrez pleaded no contest after the Petaluma sting. He received nine months in jail, three years of probation, and a registration requirement.
Matthew Bland
Matthew Bland pleaded no contest after the Long Beach sting. He received time served, three years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Satinder Thind
Satinder Thind was arrested during the Long Beach, California investigation. He pleaded guilty and received three years of probation, road-cleanup work and lifetime registration.
Robert Wheeler
Robert Wheeler was arrested during an October 2024 Marquette County sting featured on Takedown with Chris Hansen. He faced four felony charges.
Kevin Carroll
Kevin Carroll was arrested after driving away from the Murphy sting location. The charges from that operation were dropped.
Ronnell Stephens-Tun
Ronnell Stephens-Tun was convicted following the Greenville investigation. He received seven months in jail and additional supervision and financial conditions.
Maurice Wolin
Maurice Wolin was arrested during the Petaluma, California investigation. After a no-contest plea, he received two months in jail and three years of probation in March 2010.
Joshua Larios
Joshua Larios was arrested during the Long Beach, California investigation. He pleaded guilty and received three years of probation, road-cleanup work and lifetime registration.
Alvin King
Alvin King was arrested at a park during the Long Beach operation. He received three years of probation, community service, and lifetime registration.
Jeffrey B. Sokol
Jeffrey Sokol was sentenced after the Fairfield investigation to seven years suspended after 30 months in custody, followed by ten years of probation. Two other 30-month sentences ran concurrently.
Abhilash Bhaskaran
Abhilash Bhaskaran was confronted during the Fortson, Georgia investigation and charged with attempted child molestation. He left the United States before trial.
Loren Hayden
Loren Hayden pleaded guilty following the Long Beach investigation. He received three years of probation and 60 hours of community service.
Joshua Tuttle
Joshua Tuttle was convicted following the Greenville investigation. His sentence included 30 days in jail and two years of community control.
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.
Christopher Cothrum
Christopher Cothrum appeared in the Murphy investigation. The charges arising from that operation were dropped.
William Dow
William Dow was arrested during the Murphy investigation. The charges from that operation were subsequently dropped.
Jeffrey Couture
Jeffrey Couture was convicted of attempted lewd acts after the Petaluma operation. He received four months in jail, 36 months of probation, and lifetime registration.
John Dupee
John Dupee pleaded guilty following the Fairfield investigation. He received eight years of imprisonment suspended after three years, plus ten years of probation and registration.
Michael Burks
Michael Burks was convicted of attempted lewd acts following the Riverside sting. He received one year in county jail, three years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Eric Thornton
Eric Thornton pleaded guilty after the Fort Myers investigation. He received 21 months in prison followed by three years of probation.
Gregory Diederich
Gregory Diederich was convicted of attempted lewd acts after the Riverside operation. He received six months in jail, three years of probation, and lifetime registration.
Jeffrey Beck
Jeffrey Beck appeared in the suburban Washington, D.C. investigation. He was not criminally charged over that encounter.
Brian Ruffino
Brian Ruffino appeared in the Flagler Beach, Florida investigation. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in prison and lifetime sex-offender registration.
Thomas Bates
Thomas Bates accepted a plea agreement after the Michigan sting. He received five years of probation for accosting a child for immoral purposes and a registration requirement.
Michael Manzi
Michael Manzi was arrested during the Fairfield, Connecticut investigation. He pleaded guilty to attempted risk of injury to a minor and received a suspended three-year sentence and probation.
Luciano Dimas
Luciano Dimas appeared in the Long Beach investigation and was arrested after leaving the sting house.
Justin Smith
Justin Smith was arrested during the Long Beach, California investigation. He pleaded no contest and received five years of probation, road-cleanup work and lifetime registration.
Manuel Uson
Manuel Uson pleaded guilty following the Petaluma investigation. He received 90 days in jail and three years of probation.
Anthony Sorrentino
Anthony Sorrentino pleaded guilty after the Flagler Beach investigation. He received 17 months in prison and eight years of probation.
Chandra Nunna
Chandra Nunna was arrested during the Petaluma investigation and took the case to trial.
Jeffrey Stacy
Jeffrey Stacy was arrested in the Greenville, Ohio investigation and convicted at trial. He received six months in jail, probation and a ten-year registration requirement.
Jesse Velez
Jesse Velez was arrested during the Fairfield, Connecticut investigation. He pleaded guilty and received a five-year sentence with two years to serve and three suspended, followed by ten years of probation.
Sajjad Mohammed
Sajjad Mohammed was arrested during the Murphy investigation. The charges from that operation were subsequently dropped.