Police have been told to stop the rise of paedophile hunters after the number of groups trying to snare online child abusers rose to more than 75. Police have been told to stop the rise of paedophile hunters after the number of groups trying to snare online child abusers rose to more than 75. When vigilantism ends in violence David Baker, 43, killed himself in October four days after being confronted by paedophile hunters. Though numerous people have been prosecuted after their actions were flagged by paedophile hunters, the safety of accusers and suspects is becoming a concern. 'So-called paedophile hunters are taking risks they don't understand and can undermine police investigations,' he said.

Source: Daily Mail January 13, 2018 19:56 UTC