The video describes an investigation carried out by the online predator watchdog group Tetrad Core, in cooperation with Fairfield Connecticut police, targeting
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1. The individual, identified as Joshua Cologne, drove more than 50 miles in the rain to meet someone he believed to be a 12-year-old girl.
2. Joshua Cologne is 32 years old and lives in Queens, New York. He works for a plumbing company in Brooklyn.
3. He used the alias "papi" and "boss" when communicating with the person he believed to be a 12-year-old girl.
4. He belongs to groups like "COO smokers are us" and "love seekers" on the Link app, which are associated with teens.
5. A sting operation was set up by an online predator watchdog group called "tetrad core" in cooperation with the Fairfield, Connecticut police.
6. Joshua Cologne sent sexually charged texts and made inappropriate proposals to the supposed 12-year-old girl.
7. He expressed fear of getting caught and going to jail when the girl mentioned her mom going out of town.
8. An on-site decoy posed as the 12-year-old girl named Jenna Claire to communicate with Cologne.
9. Cologne arrived at the sting house in a bright yellow car carrying an overnight bag.
10. He was invited inside the house by the decoy and locked the door behind him.
11. Chris Hansen, the host of the investigation, confronted Joshua Cologne and questioned him about his actions.
12. Cologne admitted to his intentions to have sexual relations with the underage girl.
13. Cologne had a prior history of contacting an underage girl online.
14. Cologne was arrested and later pleaded guilty to three felony charges related to attempted sexual assault and attempting to entice a minor by computer.
15. He was sentenced to seven years in prison, with three years suspended, and was required to register as a sex offender.
16. The investigation highlights the vulnerability of children on the internet and the need for parents to educate themselves about online platforms, implement smartphone curfews, and have age-appropriate discussions with their children about online safety.