paedophile was caught by a gang of vigilantes posing as young girls online after attempting to meet up with a child.Simon Hammerton, 33, had been exchanging messages online with multiple profiles, including one he believed to be a 12-year-old girl.
Hammerton, from Hyde, Manchester, was exposed to Greater Manchester Police by the online group after he turned up at a bus station to meet the Leicestershire child carrying a bag containing alcohol and condoms, reports Leicestershire Live.He was under the impression that he was going to meet who he thought was an 11-year-old girl in July 2021, but was handed over to GMP by an online safety group and then arrested for child sexual offences.After detectives got hold of his laptops and mobile.
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