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wahyinghung 03-11-2009 07:29 PM

Cop's Risky Gambit Nails Alleged Craigslist Child-Sex Predator
 
A Missouri cop working an online sex-trafficking sting over Craigslist used a gutsy bluff to collar an alleged pedophile last week.

As part of an undercover operation called Operation Guardian Angel, Officer John Howe of the Kansas City police posted a classified ad on Craigslist on March 5, claiming he was pimping underage girls for "cherry poppin'."

Within a minute of posting the ad, he allegedly received an e-mail inquiry from one Chris Cockrell — a 33-year-old finance manager at a Mississippi auto dealership. "Will be in town this weekend ... What do u have to offer?"

"I got 11yo and 15yo girls," Howe wrote back. "Price depends on what you wanna do and for how long. Anything other than straight sex is more money."

Howe sent Cockrell some photos of the supposed girls — actually childhood pictures of female officers. But Cockrell was cautious, according to court records. "How do I trust u and know that u r not affiliated with any LE [law enforcement]? " he allegedly wrote.

Howe tried to convince Cockrell that he wasn’t a cop, but the alleged predator remained suspicious. So after a few minutes, Howe threw down the gauntlet.

"I ain't gotta prove shit to you so go somewhere else," he wrote. "I've been at this a long time and you makin me nervous."

The gambit worked. "No reason to get all fired up," Cockrell allegedly wrote back, before resuming a negotiation that got into nasty details over proposed sex acts and body parts before Cockrell allegedly closed the deal. "Where do I go to do her?"

Cockrell showed up at the police department’s undercover house in Kansas City and allegedly paid $60 for half-an-hour with a 15-year-old girl, plus a $20 premium to forgo a condom, and a $20 tip for the fake pimp. He was arrested. In his car, police found a loaded .45 caliber handgun, two digital cameras and nine knives.

Cockrell was indicted (.pdf) Tuesday on federal charges of commercial sex trafficking of a child, inducement of a child to engage in prostitution, and travel for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a child. He faces a potential life sentence.

Seven men have been charged in all in the undercover operation, including an active-duty Navy recruiter, an insurance manager and a truck driver who drove his tractor-trailer to the undercover residence.

Culture_Vulture 03-11-2009 07:33 PM

owned by the internet.

stupid people.

raygunpk 03-11-2009 07:42 PM

http://www.justaddninjas.com/store/i...mbit_rogue.jpg

tiger_handheld 03-11-2009 08:49 PM

the liking of JB gone too far!

Synaptik 03-11-2009 10:02 PM

e-pimping has its uses.

Vansterdam 03-12-2009 06:42 AM

lol@gambit

WTF@knives and gun

ZenZa 03-12-2009 07:17 AM

uh...nine knives??

did he bring a kitchen set or something?

azzurro32 03-12-2009 10:54 AM

damnn a life ruined for a moment of sex with a minor

rsx 03-12-2009 11:54 AM

risky gambit? come on, he just re-raised the tool and the guy folded.

achiam 03-13-2009 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenZa (Post 6325270)
uh...nine knives??

did he bring a kitchen set or something?

haha it'd suck if he worked for Cutco on the side and those were his display knives

hotjoint 03-13-2009 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Physixx (Post 6324355)
owned by the internet.

stupid people.

:werd:


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