Takedown with Chris Hansen · Harford County, Maryland investigations
Charles Schmidt
Charles Schmidt pleaded guilty to sexual solicitation of a minor after his Takedown appearance. He received 13 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and lifetime registration.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Harford County, Maryland
- Encounter
- Not established
- Case number
- Not established
Personal details
- Born
- August 12, 1953
- Occupation
- Retired machine operator
- Hair
- Grey/white
Charges & sentence
Sexual solicitation of a minor
Convicted18
Sentence
13 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and lifetime sex offender registration.
Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.
Case records
Hansen investigationSentenced
Media
- S16 E8 · Bad Grandpa Chuck
- S16 E8 · Chris Hansen vs. Bad Grandpa Chuck - Takedown - Season 16, Episode 8
- S16 E8 · Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Takedown - Bad Grandpa Chuck - S16, E8
- S16 E8 · Full Episode - Bad Grandpa Chuck - Takedown with Chris Hansen
- Bad Grandpa: Caught with Beer, a Condom, and a Pill
- Chris Hansen Confronts Bad Grandpa
- Hansen vs Bad Grandpa
- Bad Grandpa Goes In For a Big Kiss
- Bad Grandpa "Came to See a Young Lady"
Sources
- 1Ep. 8 - Bad Grandpa ChuckPublisher catalog: Season 16, episode 8. Playback availability was not tested.
- 2Ep. 8 - Bad Grandpa Chuck: location metadataChris talks with Chuck during a sting operation in Hartford County, Maryland.
- 3Chris Hansen vs. Bad Grandpa Chuck - Takedown - Season 16, Episode 8Official TruBlu YouTube upload. The public player metadata reported this upload playable without channel membership. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 4Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Takedown - Bad Grandpa Chuck - S16, E8Official TruBlu YouTube upload. The public player metadata reported this upload playable without channel membership. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 5Full Episode - Bad Grandpa Chuck - Takedown with Chris HansenOfficial TruBlu YouTube upload. The public publisher listing or watch page marks this upload as members-only; subscriber playback was not tested. Metadata provides a media association only, not independent proof of legal allegations or outcomes.
- 6Bad Grandpa: Caught with Beer, a Condom, and a PillOfficial Chris Hansen channel upload. The publisher identifies Charles Schmidt in this retrospective discussion of a Hansen investigation.
- 7Chris Hansen Confronts Bad GrandpaOfficial Chris Hansen channel catalog entry. Person association was reviewed using the specific title and the separately cited identity context; current playback and access conditions were not checked.
- 8Hansen vs Bad GrandpaOfficial Chris Hansen channel catalog entry. Person association was reviewed using the specific title and the separately cited identity context; current playback and access conditions were not checked.
- 9Bad Grandpa Goes In For a Big KissOfficial Chris Hansen channel catalog entry. Person association was reviewed using the specific title and the separately cited identity context; current playback and access conditions were not checked.
- 10Bad Grandpa "Came to See a Young Lady"Official Chris Hansen channel catalog entry. Person association was reviewed using the specific title and the separately cited identity context; current playback and access conditions were not checked.
- 11Bad Grandpa: Caught with Beer, a Condom, and a Pill on MegaphonePublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher full name including middle names/nickname and case context against the existing profile.
- 12Bad Grandpa: Caught with Beer, a Condom, and a Pill on SpotifyPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher full name including middle names/nickname and case context against the existing profile.
- 13Bad Grandpa: Caught with Beer, a Condom, and a Pill on Apple PodcastsPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Reviewed publisher full name including middle names/nickname and case context against the existing profile.
- 14Charles Schmidt (community wiki)Attributed community article. Revision date describes the article update, not a court or sting event. Full infobox, narrative sections, references and assets are retained in the private archive.
- 15Charles Schmidt: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 16Charles Schmidt: legal outcome (revision 16180)13 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and lifetime sex offender registration.
- 17Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listEpisode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.
- 18Charles Schmidt: archived criminal-history narrativeCase status reports one felony sexual-solicitation count, August 2026 guilty plea and the existing sentence. Court pointer is inaccessible and has not been treated as a judgment.