How Do Predator Poachers Find Pedophiles? Founder Alex Rosen Explains Process of Catching Criminals

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How Do Predator Poachers Find Pedophiles? Founder Alex Rosen Explains Process of Catching Criminals

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As the founder of Predator Poachers, Alex Rosen has set out to make the world a safer place for kids both online and offline. Rosen spoke to investigative journalist Kristin Thorne about the group’s initiative during the latest episode of Us Weekly’s Uncovered, revealing how they find pedophiles online.

“So you guys essentially pose as a minor online, and then do you go out and try to find people? Or do you wait till they come to you?” Thorne asked Rosen during the new episode.

Rosen responded by saying that finding pedophiles online is “not hard.” He shared, “I bet you could find probably 100 pedophiles online in a week, and that’s being conservative about it.”

“Finding them is not hard. The hard part is the logistics, selling that you’re a real kid, the tediousness of it,” he continued. “As for just, you know, identifying yourself as an underage kid online, you’re going to find a lot of pedos. Just the follow through is the tricky part.”
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Re: How Do Predator Poachers Find Pedophiles? Founder Alex Rosen Explains Process of Catching Criminals

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“For example, in Texas, online solicitation of a minor, basically them going after a fake decoy account, is up to 20 years in prison.”
WTF? That's longer than a murder sentence. All for not harming a perfectly legal roleplaying 'decoy.'
“I got more time for going 100 miles per hour in Virginia. I got 10 days in jail for that,” Rosen said.
Bro, why were you speeding at 100 miles per hour?? You could've harmed a minor, way more than just flirting online.
“As for just, you know, identifying yourself as an underage kid online, you’re going to find a lot of pedos."
Sounds like Alex Rosen really likes roleplaying as an underage kid in sexual scenarios. But he's totally not into it. He promises ;)
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Re: How Do Predator Poachers Find Pedophiles? Founder Alex Rosen Explains Process of Catching Criminals

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OnionPetal wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:36 pm Sounds like Alex Rosen really likes roleplaying as an underage kid in sexual scenarios. But he's totally not into it. He promises ;)
Reminds me of the way when gay sex was illegal the police would hire men to "pose as homosexuals" for stings in public restroms, and with regularity had to close their operations because their operatives were too into their mission.
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Re: How Do Predator Poachers Find Pedophiles? Founder Alex Rosen Explains Process of Catching Criminals

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Scorchingwilde wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:15 am
OnionPetal wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:36 pm Sounds like Alex Rosen really likes roleplaying as an underage kid in sexual scenarios. But he's totally not into it. He promises ;)
Reminds me of the way when gay sex was illegal the police would hire men to "pose as homosexuals" for stings in public restroms, and with regularity had to close their operations because their operatives were too into their mission.
lol, really getting into their roles. But all of the public good, of course :lol:
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