Michael Rhodes did seventeen years in the Louisiana prison system for dealing meth. Hard labor, hard time, the kind that's supposed to take. A year out and working a forklift, he spent two days sending explicit messages to someone who told him she was fifteen — then drove up to a sting house on the river in Livingston Parish in shorts and a tank top for the date. The decoy who let him in works at the parish jail by day. She had him talking about his own record before Chris ever came through the door. Rhodes says he was just talking. In this part of the country, that's a felony. There's a condom in his wallet, a machete in his car, and a fifteen-year-old daughter at home - the same age as the girl he showed up to see. Asked what should happen to him, he finally says something true. Last week he pleaded guilty. Seven years. This time he doesn't go back as a drug dealer. Sponsored by: Home Title Lock: Go to https://www.hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection Smalls: Invest in your cat’s health with Smalls’ get 60% off your first order plus free shipping and free treats for life at https://Smalls.com/HANSEN! TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you’re looking for about the new people in your life, and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predators Have A Seat merchandise at https://haveaseat.dashery.com/ 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