Chris Hansen, the host of TruBlu’s “Takedown” on FOX Nation, executed a predator sting last month resulting in the arrest of five individuals over two days, who were allegedly caught attempting to solicit a minor for sex — three of whom were in the United States illegally.
“We collaborated with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama, located about 45 minutes from Birmingham. One suspect was from Honduras, and two from Guatemala,” Hansen shared with Fox News Digital.
Hansen and the sheriff’s office masqueraded as an undercover “aunt” who was offering to sell her niece for sex in online conversations with the suspects.
“Each suspect utilized translation apps for explicit discussions in English detailing the sexual acts they intended to perform with the child,” Hansen explained to Fox News Digital, emphasizing that the suspects “were employed in construction and landscaping, often by unsuspecting homeowners and families.”
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VIDEO: Chris Hansen’s ‘Takedown’ results in the apprehension of 3 illegal immigrants accused of seeking sex with a minor
Upon the suspects’ arrival at the so-called “sting house” in Blount County to meet the two young women posing as the aunt and her niece, Hansen and other law enforcement officials identified themselves as officers and interrogated the suspects regarding their intentions. Two of the suspects — 27-year-old Garson Chilol and 28-year-old Henry Lopez — arrived together at the residence.
Chris Hansen, host of TruBlu’s “Takedown” on FOX Nation, assisted the Blount County Sheriff’s Office in a predator sting at the end of July, leading to the arrest of five suspects over two days, three of whom were in the United States illegally from Guatemala and Honduras. (Takedown/ TruBlu)
Hansen informed Fox News host Jesse Watters on July 31 that Chilol and Lopez claimed they didn’t have sufficient funds to offer the aunt for sex with her teenage niece, yet authorities discovered $1,500 in their possession upon arrest.
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VIDEO: Chris Hansen of ‘Takedown’ catches illegal immigrant soliciting sex with minor online
Subsequently, Hansen and the Blount County Sheriff’s Office learned about the immigration statuses of the suspects.
Hansen and the Blount County Sheriff’s Office eventually discovered the immigration statuses of the suspects. (Takedown/TruBlu)
All suspects linked to the solicitation of a minor were charged with solicitation by computer, human trafficking, and traveling to engage in unlawful sexual acts with a child, according to Hansen.
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Sheriff Mark Moon stated in a follow-up interview with Hansen that the arrests underscore a necessity to “improve efforts” in apprehending individuals entering the United States illegally through the southern border.
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“We must enhance the scrutiny we place on those allowed into our country, as the current open border situation is affecting the entire nation. While border cities and towns are struggling, this impact is felt nationwide,” Moon remarked.
The sheriff further noted that “any law enforcement leader in counties across any state” is confronting violent and nonviolent crime linked to illegal immigration.
