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Harford County, Md., Sheriff Jeff Gahler said nine men were arrested in a sting operation conducted by the department and TV host Chris Hansen

One suspect allegedly wrote that he didn't want to see Hansen, who then greeted him during the sting

The man is now facing a child solicitation charge

A Maryland man who allegedly believed he was talking to a teenage girl said that he didn't want to see Chris Hansen , the former To Catch A Predator host — but that's exactly who greeted him when he went to meet her, police say.

Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler says his department partnered with Hansen's show Takedown with Chris Hansen to launch a sting operation that led to the arrests of nine men.

Gahler alleges that the men arrested had believed they were going to meet

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