Burner Phones and $1,000 Offers: A Pedophile's Failed Disguise Chris Cooley Part 2

What drives someone to risk everything for the darkest of compulsions? In this gripping episode, we dive into the disturbing case of Christopher Cooley, a Mooresville man who couldn't stop his predatory behavior even while out on bond for child exploitation charges.

The digital breadcrumbs tell a chilling story. Despite pretrial release restrictions, Cooley acquired burner phones, created fake accounts, and attempted to cover his tracks with technological tricks that ultimately failed. When Detective Henson of the IMPD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received a report from a sex worker who'd been sent child pornography and offered $1,000 to bring a child for sexual services, it launched an investigation that revealed just how deeply entrenched these behaviors can become.

What's particularly disturbing isn't just Cooley's repeated offenses, but his escalation. From viewing to potentially facilitating hands-on abuse, his internet searches for content involving "mother rape," "infant," and even a browser game simulating child abduction paint a picture of someone whose compulsions were spiraling dangerously out of control. During his confession, Cooley admitted his attraction to infants and detailed how he sought out the darkest corners of the web to feed his addiction.

We also explore the troubling phenomenon of enablers – specifically Cooley's girlfriend who publicly defended him, calling his behavior merely a "slip-up" while insisting he had changed after just four months. Her contradictory statements about her own children's contact with Cooley raised serious safety concerns that we couldn't ignore.

This case forces us to confront uncomfortable questions: Can monsters truly change? Why do some individuals risk everything to continue behavior they know is wrong? And what does it say about our society when these predators find defenders even after confessing to the most disturbing of attractions?

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Chapters

• 1:38 Episode Introduction
• 3:30 Chris Cooley's New Offense While on Bond
• 14:41 Digital Investigation and IP Tracking
• 31:41 Disturbing Search History and Online Activity
• 37:14 Cooley's Arrest and Confession
• 56:50 Girlfriend's Defense and Blind Loyalty
• 1:14:14 Call to Action and Episode Closing