A person who allegedly tried to arrange a gathering with an underage woman was confronted by paedophile hunters at George Sq. in Glasgow.
The 41-year-old, understood to be from Ayr, and who cannot be named for authorized causes, allegedly travelled to satisfy a woman aged 12 who he believed he had been speaking to on-line.
As an alternative the person was met by members of a gaggle devoted to monitoring down predators searching for intercourse with kids, who posted a video of the confrontation stay on Fb.
Members of the group restrained the person at one level after it appeared he tried to depart the realm. He was later arrested by an officer from the British Transport Police, till different police arrived and took him away in a marked van.
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “A 41-year-old man was arrested and charged in reference to on-line communication offences after officers had been referred to as to George Sq., Glasgow round 4.30pm on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
“He was launched on an enterprise to seem at Glasgow Sheriff Court docket at a later date. A report might be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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