Michael Gentile
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Michael Gentile (June 25, 1951) is an American convicted sex offender who was caught on Hansen vs. Predator after trying to meet with a girl he thought was 13 years of age for sex.
Background[edit]
64-year-old Michael Gentile communicated with someone he believed to be Brittany, a 13-year-old girl through a website. Brittany, who appeared to be a child, was actually a police officer working undercover. Gentile offered to teach the child about sex over the chat and showed the girl recordings of women having different types of intercourse so she could know what he expected her to do to him in person. In a text message sent to Gentile on the day of the sting in October 2015, a woman acting as Brittany informed him that her parents weren't home and asked him to set a time to visit her at her house in Fairfield, Connecticut. Gentile gave her the directive to practice on a banana as she waited for him. Gentile was met by Chris Hansen and the cops at the home instead of an actual child when he arrived there. He was then soon arrested. Police reported that he was carrying a hotel key, but he stated he thought he was visiting a 30-year-old woman.[1] [2][3]
Legal troubles[edit]
Gentile was charged with enticing a minor, attempted sexual assault, and attempted risk of injury to a minor, all felonies.[4][5][6][7][8] His bail was set at $500,000.[9] In March 2016, Gentile was arrested and charged for possession of child pornography, a felony. Following Gentile's arrest during the sting operation, police obtained a warrant for his cell phone. 24 sexually graphic images of young children were discovered on his phone by police. Gentile surrendered to the police and was held on $50,000 bail.[10][11][12][13] Gentile was found guilty on all four felony charges he was facing. Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin sentenced Gentile to 10 years in prison suspended after he served four and a half years. He was also sentenced to 10 years of probation and was ordered to register as a sex offender after he was released.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tepfer, Daniel (March 31, 2017). "Sex predator gets 4 1/2 years in prison". Associated Press. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tepfer, Daniel (March 31, 2017). "Sex predator gets 4 1/2 years in prison". CT Insider. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ Stoffers, Daniel (October 7, 2015). "Chris Hansen sex sting nabs 10 alleged predators in Connecticut". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ Reilly, Genevieve; Tepfer, Daniel (October 5, 2015). "The Fairfield child predator sting: How it unfolded". Connecticut Post. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ Taliaferro, Lanning (October 10, 2015). "Child Predator, Porn Arrests". Patch. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ Polansky, Jay (October 9, 2015). "Three Area Men Charged In Reality TV Bust Of Child Sex Predators". The Daily Voice. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Hudson Valley Man Arrested During 'Predator' Show Filming". WRRV. October 7, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2022. Unknown parameter
|name=ignored (help) - ↑ Dave, Large (October 7, 2015). "Brewster Man Arrested During Filming of 'Hansen vs. Predator' in Fairfield". WRKI. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ Coyne, Matt (October 5, 2015). "2 local men caught in Chris Hansen child-sex sting in Connecticut". The Journal News. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ Salzo, Vincent (March 24, 2016). "Fairfield Sexual Predator Suspect Arrested On Child Porn Charge". Patch. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Sex predator suspect faces new child porn charge". SFGATE. March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Sex predator suspect faces new child porn charge". San Antonio Express-News. March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Sex predator suspect faces new child porn charge". CT Insider. March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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