"I'm so dumb!" Douglas Cooley

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

True Crime

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

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 visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty AquaTru: Head to https://AquaTru.com & use code HANSEN for 20% off your purifier and a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee 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 Get your official Have A Seat merchandise at https://haveaseat.dashery.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	I've confronted hundreds of men over two decades.
0:33.6	Men online looking for children to sexually assault.
0:37.7	Oh, Cody, I'm Chris Hansen.
0:39.2	I'm not who you are.
0:40.1	I tried to get into their heads and understand why.
0:43.4	But you have it on your phone.
0:45.0	That's true.
0:45.5	And ultimately, make sure they face justice.
0:49.5	Can I just give you some money on me?
0:51.4	I don't want money.
0:52.4	I want the truth.
0:53.6	These are the predators I've caught.
0:56.8	I'm Chris Hanson.
1:00.1	When I interview the predators I've caught, I try to be a good listener.
1:08.2	And I tell younger people in this business all the time, to be a good interviewer, you have to be a good listener. And I tell younger people in this business all the time, to be a good
1:11.3	interviewer, you have to be a good listener. And I never really know going into it what
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