A paedophile who sent dozens of messages to what he thought were young teenage girls was caught after vigilantes managed to get into the accommodation unit where he was living.
Huw Thomas didn’t realise he was messaging self-described "paedophile hunters" as he sent a slew of vile messages to accounts he believed belonged to underage girls. Yet members of the Lancashire-based group, Fleetwood Enforcers UK, discovered the address he was living at and went there to try to catch the 46-year-old themselves.
It was only after they accosted other people living at the supported living unit and found out Thomas wasn’t there that police were contacted about his behaviour. Peter Hussey, prosecuting, said Thomas had sent messages to members of the group from a bogus Facebook account in which he claimed to be a 25-year-old man.
