- Queensland vigilante luring pedophiles on You Tube
- The Courier Mail
- 11/01/2009 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: The Rooster ( 258 articles in 2009 )
A VIGILANTE is posing as a 13-year-old child on the internet site YouTube in a one-man campaign designed to expose Queensland pedophiles.
The man has set ambushes on YouTube, trying to trap perverts with the offer of sex.
He has posted the men's faces, nude pictures, registration plates and mobile phone numbers on the site as well as their conversations.
On the YouTube site, the vigilante said he believed in meting out justice to the "pedophile scum that manipulate and prey on vulnerable kids and teenagers".
But his actions prompted warnings from child protection groups and authorities that he could hamper police investigations and prosecutions.
They also warned the website could force the suspected pedophiles to go underground to avoid further detection.
Queensland police Taskforce Argos is investigating the claims made on the website and the individuals featured.
"We strongly discourage this approach and urge anyone who has information about pedophiles to contact police," a police officer said.
Hetty Johnston from child protection group Bravehearts said: "While his motivations most likely are genuine, his actions are unlikely to get an appropriate result."
The man has set ambushes on YouTube, trying to trap perverts with the offer of sex.
He has posted the men's faces, nude pictures, registration plates and mobile phone numbers on the site as well as their conversations.
On the YouTube site, the vigilante said he believed in meting out justice to the "pedophile scum that manipulate and prey on vulnerable kids and teenagers".
But his actions prompted warnings from child protection groups and authorities that he could hamper police investigations and prosecutions.
They also warned the website could force the suspected pedophiles to go underground to avoid further detection.
Queensland police Taskforce Argos is investigating the claims made on the website and the individuals featured.
"We strongly discourage this approach and urge anyone who has information about pedophiles to contact police," a police officer said.
Hetty Johnston from child protection group Bravehearts said: "While his motivations most likely are genuine, his actions are unlikely to get an appropriate result."
Source: https://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24897932-1248,00.html
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