Hansen vs. Predator

Episode 2

John Dupee

This 40-year-old believes he is going to cuddle in bed with a 13-year-old girl. Soon he will find out this hook-up doesn’t have a happy ending.

Episode 3

Joshua Colon

This plumber from NYC drove 50 miles in the rain to have sex with someone he believes is a 12-year-old girl. He may like to be called “Papi," Latin slang for “daddy" — But we have another name for him: predator.

Episode 4

Jesse Velez

Chris Hansen confronts Jesse Velez, a 28-year-old male on the prowl for a 13-year-old boy — even sending him lewd nude pictures. If that isn’t shocking enough, what he asks for next will make you sick. With the help of the Fairfield, Connecticut Police Department, we got another one off the streets.

Episode 5

Mike Manzi

Chris Hansen confronts Mike Manzi, a 32-year-old man who texted about spending a Sunday afternoon smoking marijuana with a 13-year-old girl. Math tutor Mike Manzi suspected something suspicious when he showed up to meet a 13-year-old girl — but he didn’t calculate on meeting Chris Hansen.

Episode 6

Charles Lawrence

Well-educated accountant and real estate broker Charles Lawrence is looking to prey on a 13-year-old boy — and the text messages this 60-year-old send are racy. After exchanging solicitous texts, a 60-year-old man looks to meet up with a 13-year-old boy — But this isn’t the first time Chris Hansen has seen this creep. Charles Lawrence could be the grandfather of the child he is looking to hook up with, even sending raunchy text messages. Now he must face detectives.

Episode 7

David Tiriolo & Michael Popovich

Episode 8

Jeff Sokol

A Boston man drives two and a half hours to Connecticut to bring pizza to a 13-year-old girl, and meets Chris Hansen instead.

Episode 9

Michae Gentile

Police and Chris Hansen orchestrate a sting against 64-year-old New York man Michael Gentile, who wanted to get involved with a teen. Michael Gentile looks like he could be the grumpy old grandfather next door — but what kind of sick senior citizen sends these kinds of pictures to kids?

Episode 10

Vincent Ambrosio