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Chris Hansen, the former host ofTo Catch a Predator, was issued a warrant of his own on Thursday after failing to appear in court.
Hansen, 61, was issued a bench warrant in Shiawassee County, Mich., after he didn’t appear in court, as part of a case he previously aided law enforcement with last October.
On social media, Hansen said there was a “miscommunication” about his appearance and said the issue “is currently being resolved.”
Hansen was subpoenaed to appear in court with documents related to a sting operation he helped authorities with last October, which led to the arrest of three people who allegedly showed up at a Michigan hotel expecting to have sex with underage girls.
“There was miscommunication about a hearing today on the issue. The matter is currently being resolved!” he wrote.
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“We worked with Chris Hansen to use his platform to reignite the awareness and the enforcement of what’s happening here and to duplicate it around the nation,” Swanson said at the time.
The sting operation included law enforcement officers communicating with people online under the guise of being underage children, similar to the premise of Hansen’s formerTo Catch a Predatorprogram.
Hansen hostedTo Catch a Predatorfrom 2004 to 2007, using hidden cameras to film sting operations of adults agreeing to have sex with minors. (The show was canceled amid controversy and claims of entrapment.)
But Hansen was personally recruited last year to help authorities in Michigan with their local sting operation.
source: people.com
