![]() ![]() “But we are here two years later and I probably don’t go a day without an employer tell me they do not want to hire me because of the situation involving Chris Hansen.' Just keep trying to truck along and keep trying to get jobs. 'For the past two years, I was told that it would be in my best interests not to say anything. His work: Hansen was best known for his 'gotcha' show To Catch a Predator We wish him the very best,' NBC said in a statement. 'Chris has been a valued member of the team and we thank him for his many contributions to Dateline and NBC News over the last 20 years. In his two-decade career at NBC, Hansen has won seven Emmys for his work, as well as a number of awards for excellence in journalism. The affair was initially reported two years ago by The National Enquirer, but it was not until Friday when any action was taken on part of the network. ![]() ![]() She claimed he led her to believe his 20-year marriage to Mary Joan was ending and he was therefore able to date. Miss Caddell met 54-year-old Hansen in Palm Beach, Florida, when she was a news reporter for NBC affiliate WPTV. Hansen previously said reports of the affair had been 'full of hurtful lies' but 32-year-old Kristyn Caddell proved otherwise with the photo of them kissing. The move comes just three weeks after his mistress released photos to RadarOnline of her kissing the married TV host, which she said she made public to counter his dismissal of the relationship. It was announced on Monday that Chris Hansen will not have his contract renewed by NBC and the network gave no explanation for the decision. The host of 'To Catch a Predator' has been dropped by NBC after working for the network for 20 years. In the trailer, Hansen explained to one of the adult suspects that sex with a 13-year-old is illegal.Out of work: Chris Hansen, the longtime host of Dateline and To Catch a Predator, has not had his contract renewed by NBC Yesterday, a trailer was released showing Hansen's latest investigation. “Our community is safer today as a result of this operation,” MacNamara told the paper. The city's police chief Gary MacNamara credited Hansen's investigation for making the area safer. To Catch a Predator was also the target of intense media scrutiny as some claimed the program lacked journalistic ethics.Īs part of Hansen's first investigation under Hansen vs Predator, 10 men were arrested in Fairfield, Connecticut in October, according to the Fairfield Citizen. Following the settlement, NBC stopped producing To Catch a Predator. Hansen would then read transcripts of conversations the men had with Perverted Justice volunteers posing as children often using graphic language.Īfter Hansen's interview with the suspect, the man would leave the house with police waiting with guns drawn, ready to arrest the suspect.įollowing the suicide of a Texas prosecutor who was the subject of Hansen's investigation, NBC was sued by the man's family. Instead of finding a child, Hansen would enter the room and interview the suspects. Dateline NBC partnered with a group called Perverted Justice and law enforcement to arrest adults intending to meet children aged 12-15 for a sexual liaison. Hansen hosted To Catch a Predator on NBC from 2004-07. ![]() Though Hansen has since been released from NBC and the "To Catch a Predator" series, Hansen is planning to announce his new series "Hansen vs Predator" next week.ĭespite not having a network to produce Hansen vs Predator, Hansen managed to raise $90,000 from more than 1,200 donors, and has already completed its first investigation. Former "Dateline NBC" reporter Chris Hansen, with the help of donors on Kickstarter, is restarting his series of investigations aimed at finding and arresting adults looking to meet children online for sex. ![]()
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