Joshua Cummins

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

True Crime

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Joshua Ralph "Josh" Cummins was caught in a Polk County, Florida sting on Takedown with Chris Hansen. Known for his unsettling phone call and desire to play “the nervous game,” the 28-year-old began chatting online with a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl. He soon escalated, obtaining her number and talking for nearly an hour. The following night, Josh texted that he was in her area, telling the decoy how to dress and showing up unannounced. She called his behavior “creepy.” Josh later admitted he was high and not thinking clearly, struggling even to find the trailer despite the decoy signaling him. Boasting of a supposed “romance,” he was instead pulled over and aggressively ordered from his vehicle by police. When Chris confronted him, Josh—head hung low—called his actions “stupid” and denied ever chatting with a minor before. 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 about the new people in your life, and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predators . 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.
0:22.4	I want the truth.
0:23.6	These are the predators I've caught.
0:26.8	I'm Chris Hansen.
0:30.8	You are about to hear one of the creepiest recorded phone calls in the history of my predator investigation.
0:45.4	It's really chilling what then 28-year-old Joshua come and said to a girl who told him she was 14.
0:57.6	And we'll get into it all in just a moment here, and I'll play the phone call for you.
1:04.3	Right now, I am in Maryland, probably about 45 minutes to an hour from Baltimore, in Harford County.
1:20.1	And we're conducting a predator sting here.
1:25.1	This will be day two, and we've already caught three met. One works for the Department
1:37.5	of Defense and has a secret clearance, a security clearance.
1:45.0	He showed up to meet a 14-year-old boy.
1:48.3	By the way, he's got a 14-year-old son.
1:51.8	Another was a 72-year-old man,
1:56.0	and the third was 33 years old, who on no less than three occasions in his chat with a decoy
2:08.8	mentioned my name and my investigations.
2:13.5	We're going to conduct the investigation here for another two days.
2:17.6	By the time you hear this, it will be finished.
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