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Middle Tenn. man punched in face after trying to meet 12-year-old girl

8:55 PM, Jul 11, 2012   |    comments
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A Middle Tennessee man got a bloody nose when he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl that he contacted via Facebook.

The child's father said his daughter started receiving messages from a man she didn't know, so he set up his own sting operation.

When the 42-year-old Putnam County man arrived at Cane Creek Park near Cookville, the girl's dad called police, then punched the man in the face.

The man told police he deserved to be punched, but said he just wanted to friends with the girl.

No charges are in place.