Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Child grooming suspect is found hanged after being 'outed' online by vigilante paedophile hunters


An engineer hanged himself  days after a controversial group of ‘paedophile hunters’ accused him of grooming a child over the internet.

Gary Cleary was arrested by police after being confronted in public by the vigilante group called Letzgo Hunting whose members lure suspected sex offenders into meetings by posing as young girls online.

The 29-year-old, who lived with his girlfriend, was released on bail while officers looked into the allegation, but was found dead in the garage at his home four days later. A coroner last week recorded a verdict of suicide.

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Letzgo Hunting, which was set up by a group of concerned parents earlier this year, has achieved a high profile after posting videos of members confronting suspected paedophiles on the internet.

It has created dozens of profiles on dating and social networking websites pretending to be girls aged 12 to 15.  (more...)

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