In this exclusive episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with ethical hacker and cybersecurity expert Ryan Montgomery for an eye-opening and informative session you won’t want to miss. Montgomery, founder of Pentester, the leading cybersecurity technology platform, talks about how he got his start in combating on-line attackers including uncovering an underground site ran by politician Nathan Larson. Montgomery’s pleas about Larson to the media and law enforcement fell on deaf ears until Larson was later arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underaged child, a crime that could have been avoided if Montgomery’s findings were taken seriously. But it was that determination and drive to protect children that founded Pentester and how law enforcement can now utilize his technology to find victims of human trafficking. This mega episode highlights the latest crimes against children, a show-and-tell of information available on line about YOU and what you can do to keep yourself safe from hackers, the latest products to prevent cyber-breaches and devices that can save your life in a disaster, as well as discussions and thoughts on the Epstein files and even the Nancy Guthrie case! Hansen and Montgomery leave no topic off the table; from sextortion, to Roblox, to 764, no group or threat against a child is safe from the duo of Ryan Montgomery and Chris Hansen. Thanks to our sponsor this episode: American Hartford Gold: Protect your wealth with precious metals! Call American Hartford Gold today & get up to $20,000 in free silver on your 1st order! Call 866-508-6029 or Text HANSEN to 65532, or Click the link below: https://offers.americanhartfordgold.com/content-affiliate/?Leadsource=Affiliate&utm_sfcampaign=701Nv00000aEv8GIAS Ryan Montgomery's Socials: Pentester Website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://Pentester.com__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-Un_F9fd$ Ryan Montgomery Instagram: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/0day/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-fP14KyE$ Ryan Montgomery YouTube: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/@0dayCTF__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-R1E2umH$ Ryan Montgomery Facebook: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/RyanMMontgomery/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-XFcRiIv$ 0:00 Intro 0:51 How It All Started for Ryan 8:48 Could This Crime Have Been Avoided? 12:37 Starting 561PC 16:52 What Happened With Project Veritas 20:23 The Shawn Ryan Effect 26:46 How Parents Can Protect Kids Online 34:43 764 41:48 Why It’s Hard to go After 764 46:31 How 764 Started 49:51 764 Arrests 52:17 764 Terminology 55:22 Swatting 56:51 How Parents Can Report Online Harm 01:02:08 What Motivates Ryan 01:04:22 How Ryan Operates 01:09:36 “Is That Your Social Security Number?” 01:16:16 Nancy Guthrie 01:18:20 Roblox Facial Recognition 01:25:17 Epstein Files 01:28:05 What is ‘pentester’? 01:31:14 Ryan’s Gadgets Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighting journalist. Every Monday, Hansen takes you back inside the stings that shocked the nation on Predators I’ve Caught—with never-before-heard details and new revelations. Sponsored by Home Title Lock, 24/7 monitoring to detect any tampering with your title or mortgage. And by TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you’re looking for and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predator Biographies of our predators are found at To Catch A Predator Wiki. Then, pull up a chair on Wednesday for Have A Seat with Chris Hansen, his weekly in-depth interview series where the biggest names in law enforcement, justice, and survival tell their stories. Two shows. One mission. Have A Seat with Chris Hansen. Relentless. Uncompromising. Always watching. Chris Hansen Bio I have been a reporter and Author for more nearly 40 years. I have tackled some of the toughest topics in some of the most difficult places. From Local News in Detroit Michigan, to Dateline NBC, to Investigation discovery, to Crime Watch Daily I am back on my new show, exclusively on TruBlu Streaming Network called Takedown With Chris Hansen. Check it out at https://www.watchtrublu.com Thank you everyone for your continued support! TruBluwatchtrublu.com Twitter twitter.com/chrishansen Instagram instagram.com/officialchrishansen Facebook: facebook.com/HaveASeatWithChrisHansen Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/realchrishansen.bsky.social

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Chris confronts a predator who should have known better—but didn’t stop anyway. When 25-year-old Brien Terry is caught in a Marion County sting after pursuing what he believed was a 14-year-old girl, the case quickly reveals something more troubling than a single bad decision: a pattern.  What begins as defiance turns into a tense, psychological unraveling—excuses, contradictions, and ultimately a moment of raw remorse. But as Chris digs deeper into Terry’s past, one question lingers: when someone has already faced consequences for crossing this line… why do they come back? A chilling look at repetition, rationalization, and the dangerous mindset of a predator who knew exactly what he was risking—and did it anyway.

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On this episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen is joined by Chief Legal Officer and Litigation Director of Gold Law, Spencer Kuvin.  In 2005 Kuvin represented the first known victim of Jeffrey Epstein whose report to Palm Beach Police Department kicked off the investigation and later exposed Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.  Kuvin and Hansen discuss the missed opportunities and warning signs of that first case, Kuvin’s face to face interactions with Epstein during his depositions and the co-conspirators yet to be prosecuted. They also dive into the suspicions surrounding Epstein’s death and the recent revelations about the guards who were supposed to be watching him that night.      

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Christan Medina is notable for having called five separate Ubers to pick up a 14-year-old child for sex, wanting to do BDSM things with the 14-year-old, and for making her call him, "Master." Medina was caught in a sting by Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Instead of making an excuse for not knowing her age, he instead just said, "How do I know she's 14?" and that there was no way to know she was 14, despite the decoy stating it.  Medina throughout the episode continually places blame on anyone and any system and refuses to take responsibility for any of his actions.

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On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by Martin County, Florida Sheriff John Budensiek to talk about the harrowing case of two underaged sisters who were groomed on Roblox and eventually kidnapped by a man from Nebraska. For Hours went by and the family and law enforcement had no word, no leads, no clues, but it was a tech-savvy and quick thinking detective that cracked the case and eventually led to the mans arrest and girl's safe return home. The suspect, Hset Mu Lah Say is now facing charges from two states as well as federal prosecution, but this case and the ‘happy-ending’ needs to be heard by every parent or guardian with a child that is active on-line as they are always at risk of being groomed by another looking to do them harm. Thanks to our sponsors this episode: Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighting journalist.

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A seemingly ordinary car salesman hides a far darker agenda. Anthony Farr of Little Rock spends hours behind the wheel, driving six long hours across state lines for a meeting he believes will be with a minor. What began as a series of explicit online messages quickly turns into a disturbing journey fueled by anticipation—and intent.  But when Farr finally arrives in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, the person waiting for him isn’t who he expects. Chris is there, along with local law enforcement, ready to confront him the moment his carefully planned encounter falls apart.  Chris presses Farr in a revealing interview that exposes the troubling mindset behind predators who travel great distances to act on their fantasies. In this intense episode, the investigation lays bare the premeditation, deception, and dangerous patterns investigators look for—and the critical steps being taken to stop these encounters before a child becomes the victim.

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On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Hansen is continuing his investigation into Roblox, the on-line gaming platform that is at the center of controversy surrounding lax measures to keep children safe from predators. Chris is joined by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as he too has filed suit against the mega-gamer for not protecting children, not disclosing crimes, and is asking for statutory damages for their security actions, or lack thereof. Multiple cases have come to light in Paxton’s state of Texas that struck a chord with him and his office, which he discusses with Hansen as the instigation of the lawsuit. The two also deliberate on what it will take to make kids safe on Roblox, who is culpable in the crimes against children both on the gaming platform and on chat sites like Discord, and how you can keep your kids safe on-line.

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"If she wanted to play, I probably would have done oral and that's about it."

―Joseph Ross

At the time of the sting, Joseph Ross resided in Marquette City, Michigan.  Ross was communicating with a fifteen-year-old decoy run by the Marquette County Sheriff's Office. During his chat with the decoy, he requested that she wear a thong, a halter bikini top, and pigtails and informed her that he was into fetish play. He requested a phone call with the decoy so that he could hear her voice. After the decoy told Ross over the phone that she wanted to have sex, Ross asked how many times she would "like to play." He then asked what she would charge and asked the decoy, "how much do you wanna be a little fuck slut?"  During the phone call, Ross asked the decoy what her age was. He said it was "A-Okay" that she was young.  Ross arrived at the sting house and immediately asked if it was setup upon entering. Once again assured that it was not, Ross took out $150 to pay the decoy, much less than the agreed upon $500. The decoy left and Chris walked out to meet Ross.

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On this episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris is joined by British historian and author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew Lownie to dissect the relationship between ex-Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson and Jeffery Epstein and what it means for the future of the Royal Family.  Other high-profile names with ties to the monarch surround Epstein and his crimes, but Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was a documented fixture on Epstein and Maxwell’s scenes; what does he know, what did he witness, what did he partake in? 

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Thirty-year-old Jesus Valverde Texta was arrested on October 23 in Genesee County, Michigan, after allegedly attempting to meet a 15-year-old girl following a sexually explicit online exchange. The arrest stemmed from a GHOST Team investigation that took an unexpected turn—Texta arrived at the meeting location while Chris was still interviewing another alleged predator.  Hear the full breakdown of the chaotic scene and listen as Chris methodically dismantles Texta’s account during the intense confrontation that followed.

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*This episode contains sensitive material and talk of suicide, audience discretion is advised*

In this heartbreaking, shocking and emotionally raw episode of Have a Seat, Chris Hansen talks with Jason Sokolowski, a Canadian father whose daughter died by suicide in 2025 after being groomed by someone she met on Roblox and was messaging with on Discord. Penelope was just 16-years-old when someone going by the screen name “Culprit”, a member of the vicious online group 764, encouraged her to commit heinous acts, self harm and eventually to take her own life.  Today, Penelope’s father Jason speaks out about what he went through in the hopes to educate parents and adults on 764, the online group that prey upon our children to commit horrendous acts of self-harm and violence against themselves and others.     

If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK  to 741741

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