Primetime True Story: Where To Catch a Predator Host Chris Hansen Is Now

Robert Pattinson Addresses Chris Hansen’s Criticism Over Playing Him in ‘Primetime’Content warning: This story discusses suicide.
Once upon a time, To Catch a Predator was must-see cringe TV.
Millions of people tuned in to watch a series of unwitting men arrive at a nondescript house in the suburbs for what they thought was going to be a sexual encounter with an underage boy or girl, only to find themselves confronted by host Chris Hansen and some stomach-turning chat logs.
“If you haven’t seen it,” Jimmy Kimmel quipped on his late night show in 2007, “it’s like Punk’d for pedophiles.”
But while the Dateline NBC segment became a much-parodied cultural touchstone, the ethics of the ruse that was central to the show’s popularity remain up for debate.