Who we are
A team built around one mission: catch online child predators.
Founded by Alex Rosen, Predator Poachers uses civilian decoy investigations and public confrontations to identify people who appear to be targeting minors online, document the conduct, and help cases move into the criminal-justice system.
The mission
Protect kids by finding the people willing to target them.
Predator Poachers grew from online decoy work into a traveling team conducting catches across the country. Independent reporting has documented the group's role in cases that led to arrests, convictions, prison sentences, parole violations, and additional law-enforcement investigations.
See cases and independent coverage →“The hard part is the logistics, selling that you're a real kid, the tediousness of it.”
— Alex Rosen, describing the decoy process in a 2026 interview reported by Us Weekly
Decoy investigationsOnline profiles represented as minors are used to document interactions with adults who initiate or continue inappropriate contact.
Nationwide catchesThe team travels to conduct in-person catches and has been covered by local and national media across the United States.
Law-enforcement referralsRelevant communications and case information can be provided to local, state, and federal investigators.
Court follow-throughTeam members may assist prosecutors and appear in court when their evidence or testimony is needed.
See the work