Takedown with Chris Hansen · Harford County, Maryland investigations

Robert Swarthout

Robert Swarthout was charged with two solicitation-related felonies following a Harford County sting.

Outcome: Charged
Evidence: Attributed reporting
Jurisdiction: Harford County, Maryland
Encounter: Not established
Case number: Not established

Charges & sentence

Solicitation of a minor (reported felony counts) × 2
Pending2

Sentence

Unknown

Attributed to the sources below. Consult the original record for full terms.

Case records

Hansen investigationCharged

Solicitation of a minor (reported felony counts) × 2
Pending2

Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. The reporting attributes the case to Harford County officials and identifies Robert Joe Swarthout. No sentence or later disposition was found. Unrelated people sharing the name were excluded.

Sources 2

Media

S21 E1 · Coach RobertTruBlu · Original sting · TruBlu · Subscription
S21 E1 · Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Coach Robert - Takedown - S21, E01YouTube · Original sting · TruBlu Streaming Network
S21 E1 · Full Episode - Coach Robert - Takedown with Chris HansenYouTube · Original sting · TruBlu Streaming Network · Subscription

Sources

1Ep. 1 - Coach RobertOriginal publisher · TruBlu · Checked Oct 23, 2026Publisher catalog: Season 21, episode 1. Playback availability was not tested.
2Youth baseball coach charged with child solicitation in Harford CountySecondary reporting · Patch · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Reports two felony solicitation counts arising from the undercover encounter.
3Ep. 1 - Coach RobertOriginal publisher · TruBlu · Checked Oct 23, 2026Publisher metadata identifies this encounter in Harford County, Maryland.
4Chris Hansen Partial Episode - Coach Robert - Takedown - S21, E01Original publisher · TruBlu Streaming Network · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Official 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 - Coach Robert - Takedown with Chris HansenOriginal publisher · TruBlu Streaming Network · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Official 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.
6Takedown with Chris Hansen episode listCommunity wiki · unverified · To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors · Updated Oct 22, 2026 · Checked Oct 23, 2026Episode-to-subject associations from season tables, revision 16419. Legal-status cells are not imported.