Members of a self\u002Dproclaimed group of pedophile hunters have been arrested and face 38 charges including distribution of child pornography.
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Some of them also face charges of intimidation and forcible confinement while a sixth suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby Western Quebec region, faces criminal harassment, intimidation and forcible confinement charges. Police say the group’s activities were widely advertised on social media with the alleged vigilantes filming their meetings with alleged pedophiles after contacting them online..Const. Andree East, a Gatineau police spokeswoman, says the distribution of child pornography charges relate to the methods that are alleged to have been used to corner suspects, using explicit photos faked to make it look like they were underage to lure people.
“There were exchanges of photos during conversations and what the law says, when you share a photo, that it is explicit pornographic material and that you claim that it represents a person of age minor, even if it really isn’t, it becomes child pornography,” she said.Police say they were informed of the group’s activities in January and told those taking part that they didn’t condone the methods and should stop.
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