Parents are "SELLING" Their Own Children?!

About this video

The guest describes operations to catch individuals attempting to exploit minors using decoy-based tactics. He explains that suspects initiate contact with decoys they believe to be underage, and that the guest’s team has encountered cases where parents allegedly attempt to sell their own children for amounts as low as $25. The guest details the decoy recruitment and training process, emphasizing the use of “proof of life” to establish suspects’ intent. He reports that his organization made 97 felony arrests in one year alone.

Key takeaways

• The guest states that suspects must initiate contact first to avoid entrapment issues, and that decoys clearly communicate their purported underage status.
• The guest claims to have encountered cases where parents allegedly try to sell their children for as little as $25 to a few hundred dollars.
• The guest explains that his team trains decoys (typically age 25 or under) through screening, observation, and shadowing experienced decoys before deploying them in operations.
• The guest reports that his organization achieved 97 felony arrests across the nation between February and November of the previous year.

Episode details: published March 16, 2025 · 3.5K views · 8:27 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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