Christopher Cannon

> *"I just wanted to test it"*
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> - Cannon's legendary excuse for being at the sting house.
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Cannon's September 2022 RSO mugshot

**Christopher Xavier Cannon**is a suspected predator involved in the Fortson, Georgia sting. He is known for his "I just wanted to test it" line, which has become legendary among the TCaP community.

## Biography

At the time of the sting, Cannon was a 32-year-old working as a media director at a church, a volunteer position working with young teens. He began conversing with a decoy named "Natalie," whom he assumed to be fifteen-years-old. He claimed to be 27 years old, which was a lie. After talking to the girl for a few days, Cannon inquired about her dating history and whether she was a virgin. He advised the decoy to keep her virginity and wait to have sex once she gets married.  The following day, he requested a meeting with her and referred to her as his "lil boo." He then went on to inquire as to whether she ever got horny and made a pledge to supply condoms to their meeting. The girl was asked by Cannon if she had ever experienced an orgasm. Cannon said "good" when the dummy responded "I don't think so." Later, he asked if she preferred to be at the top or bottom. When the  asked which position was better, Cannon answered with "we'll have to see where you fit best."

He voiced concern about being set up and feared that he could spend a lot of time in jail.The decoy was pressured by Cannon several times to call him and reassure him that she was not a cop and that she would not set him up. Eventually, Cannon asks if she can give him oral sex. He re-asked her if she was a police officer and said he has seen television programs that exposed sexual predators who prey on children who are later arrested by the police. After that, Cannon started by asking her whether she could "ride" him and how "tight" her genitalia were. From there, he said he had a huge penis and inquired about her history of phone sex. The next day, Cannon asked if she had ever shaved her genitalia and that he would like to rub it. Cannon announced his intention to photograph the girl's buttocks with the camera he planned to bring. He didn't return to the website and announce his arrival when he requested a last call. Perverted Justice assumed Cannon would not show because he did not sign off. He apparently left immediately after speaking with the verifier on the phone before eventually showing up to the sting house.

## Confrontation

He finally made it to the sting house and started chit-chatting with the decoy. He indicated that he needed to turn off his is car before coming inside the house. Cannon then went inside the home and asked if he could use the restroom. After Chris Hansen makes his appearance, Cannon said he knew what was going on and "just wanted to test it." He rushes out of the house but the cops catch him before he can get away. Cannon claimed he wasn't doing anything and had only come over to use the restroom when he was put on the ground and handcuffed.

## Police interview and sentence

Cannon acknowledged during his police interrogation that he had watched sexual predators being arrested for attempting to meet children for sex on television. He claimed that as he was making his way to the residence, he kept telling himself to turn around because what he was doing was wrong. He maintained he had no plans to do anything. Thereafter, Cannon assigns blame to the decoy, alleging that she kept bringing up her swimming pool and that she was acting flirty around him. He reported that he tried to avoid the girl when they first met and that she would start a chat whenever he got online. The fact that he initially contacted the girl is used by the investigators to disprove his lies. When an male investigator questioned Cannon's reasoning for wondering whether a fifteen-year-old was wet, Cannon called it "stupidity." Cannon makes the sign of the cross and vowed that he would not to have any sexual relations with the girl. He claimed that after seeing sexual predators arrested on Dateline, it was especially sick he was now one of them. When he was talking to the girl, he claimed to be "bored," and he enquired as to whether this would be on his record. When he was told it was, he became very somber, coming to understand he was already charged with a crime.

When Cannon was brought before a judge for a bond hearing, the judge demanded that if he were to post bail, he find another position in his church that doesn't include working with minors. Cannon was found guilty and convicted of criminal attempt to commit child molestation and criminal attempt to commit statutory rape, both felonies. He was sentenced to ten years in prison with a minimum of five years to serve, fifteen years of probation, and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Cannon was later released from prison on December 10, 2011, after serving his full sentence.

## Post-Dateline activities

Little is known about Cannon following his prison term. According to Hansen on his *Predators I've Caught* podcast, Cannon has since worked various jobs in the customer service industry, including technical sales, corporate account management and service management, all for the goal of contributing to company success. Hansen attempted to get in contact with Cannon but he was unable to do so.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.perverted-justice.com/?con=zavior01
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article29236990.html