John Desarli

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

True Crime

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

John Cono DeSarli Jr. is a predator caught in a Polk County, Florida investigation. He is notable for being obviously high during his interview, and for claiming that he only showed up to prove to the police that he knew it was a sting because of his dark web and tech knowledge. DeSarli Jr. began communicating with a decoy posing as a fourteen-year-old girl. The decoy was run by the Polk County Sheriff's Office as part of its Operation Cyber Guardian II. John DeSarli Jr. arrived at the hotel used for the sting in his company van and with a shirt draped over his head just minutes after John Hunter was arrested, Hunter needing to be ducked into a nearby room. DeSarli initially did not comply with officer's orders to get on the ground until his leg was kicked and he was forced to. A deputy accidentally kicked him in the head. Chris Hansen described DeSarli as "combative and smug from the start." He was brought to the Polk County Jail and later interviewed by Chris, who described the interview as "one of the most shocking, surprising, and frustrating conversations I've ever had." 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 And by TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you’re looking for and to discover information on potential predators, go to ⁠⁠www.TruthFinder.com/predators ⁠ ⁠also follow our weekly TruthFinder Predator Update to see what we can uncover next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've confronted hundreds of men over two decades, men online looking for children to sexually
0:07.4	assault. Cody, I'm Chris Hansen. I'm not who you are. I tried to get into their heads and understand why.
0:13.4	But you have it on your phone. That's true. And ultimately, make sure they face justice.
0:19.5	Can I just give you some money on me?
0:21.4	I don't want money. I want the truth.
0:23.6	These are the predators I've caught.
0:26.8	I'm Chris Hansen.
0:32.3	Very rarely does it appear, at least, that a predator I've caught is under the influence.
0:45.9	We had a guy recently who absolutely reeked of weed in Louisiana.
0:51.1	That was the latest episode up on True Blue.
0:54.1	We've had guys bring over some
0:56.4	beer and wine, drinks, alcohol. But they don't appear to be drunk, at least not beyond making a
1:10.0	decision between right and wrong.
1:13.1	But there was one predator I caught back in the fall of 2022,
1:22.8	who was clearly under the influence and potentially going through withdrawal.
1:34.9	I don't know if you've had many dealings with people who are addicted to heroin or other opiates, but they have this way about them.
1:49.0	You've heard the term tweaking, like when somebody's coming off of a crack high or a meth high,
1:57.6	and they need that buzz back, and they're twitchy and antsy and they're holding themselves
2:07.5	they can't sit still it's difficult to watch and when somebody's brain is doing the same thing as their body, twitching,
2:23.0	saying things that just don't make sense that aren't logical, it can be a challenge to interview
2:29.2	a person like that. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not setting this up to say that this particular predator
2:36.6	didn't know the difference between right and wrong because he did. He acknowledged it. And being a
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