An Irishman arrested for child grooming offences following an alleged sting by a vigilante group in the UK remains in custody ahead of a trial there.
Dubliner David McGregor, 49, was confronted by a so-called ‘paedo hunter’ group, Predator Exposure – whose work led to the conviction of former RTE producer Kieran Creaven, who was recently sentenced for child sex offences. The group claims that it hunts down and unmasks suspected paedophiles in ‘sting operations’.
The ‘paedo hunters’ confronted McGregor when he flew into Leeds Airport late last week as they claimed he was grooming a 13-year-old. They also claimed he was meeting what he believed to be a 13-year-old child which was in fact a ‘decoy’ child online with whom he had been communicating with.
