'Gotcha' Shows Aimed at Nabbing Sexual Predators Raise Controversy

[Pitt Gorilla]

I think the shows perform a service, but Hanson's "jokes" get pretty old. I'm guessing he gets caught at some point himself.

I do have a question though: If no child is endangered (people are pretending to be underage), what is the crime? I suppose one could argue intent, but couldn't the perv claim that he, also, was "pretending" that the person was a child while he knew all along that it was someone older? It would be a hard sell, but it might have some legal legs.