Paedophile hunters’ say not enough is being done about online grooming,
but police say such groups put children at risk and jeopardise official
investigations. Two child abuse survivors have turned to internet vigilantism to trap
paedophiles after becoming frustrated at a lack of police resources to
tackle online grooming.
The men have begun posing as 13- and 14-year-old girls in Facebook groups and chatrooms to carry out stings on men who try to meet for sex. Operating under the banner of Paedophile Hunters London, they have secured one conviction, and six other men they have targeted are facing charges including attempted sexual assault.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/08/abuse-survivors-vigilantism-paedophile-hunters-police
The men have begun posing as 13- and 14-year-old girls in Facebook groups and chatrooms to carry out stings on men who try to meet for sex. Operating under the banner of Paedophile Hunters London, they have secured one conviction, and six other men they have targeted are facing charges including attempted sexual assault.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/08/abuse-survivors-vigilantism-paedophile-hunters-police