"I'm so dumb!" Douglas Cooley

About this episode

The episode discusses the case of Douglas Vincent Cooley, a predator caught in a sting operation in Florida.

Douglas Vincent Cooley is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. At the time of the sting, Cooley had been living in or near Apopka, Florida. Shockingly, he worked at the Clay Springs Elementary after-school daycare in Apopka. Cooley had been communicating with a decoy posing as a foster mother willing to sell her fifteen-year-old daughter for sex. After learning of the girl's age, Cooley asked if they were law enforcement. Assured that they were not, Cooley then stated that he had never "come across this opportunity before." He also specifically asked to confirm the girl's age as fifteen. He agreed to pay $100 for a half hour of sex with the minor girl, saying, "I just want to fuck her." Cooley arrived at the house and was immediately arrested by deputies. While being handcuffed, Cooley muttered to himself, "I'm done for." While being searched, Cooley repeatedly kept telling himself, "I'm so dumb." He was first interrogated by deputies then it was Chris’ turn. Sponsored by: 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…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hansen

Guest: Douglas Vincent Cooley

Topics covered

• predator investigation
• sting operation
• child exploitation
• law enforcement
• interrogation

Keywords

• predator
• sting operation
• child sex trafficking
• interrogation
• Florida

Sponsors

Home Title Lock, AquaTru

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TruthFinder.com

Places: Polk County, Florida, Apopka, Florida, Clay Springs Elementary

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