Quebec pedophile hunters face child pornography distribution charges
Members of a self-proclaimed group of Quebec pedophile hunters have been arrested and face 38 charges including distribution of child pornography.Five of the suspects, four men and a woman aged 24 to 27, face charges of distributing child pornography.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.Josh Duggar pleads not guilty to receiving, possessing child porn Const. Andrée 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.
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.None of the people targeted by the group have been charged, but some have filed police complaints.
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