- Robert Pearson, 56, was confronted by a paedophile hunter on his doorstep
- Accused of attempting to incite a boy aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity
- When confronted, Pearson was wearing a Kirkless Council high visibility jacket
A 56-year-old who was confronted by a paedophile hunter on his doorstep has been charged with an online grooming offence.
Robert Pearson was met by a member of the group ‘Team Impact’ when he returned home from work at 5.15pm on Friday.
He was later arrested by police and held in custody at Huddersfield police station over the weekend.
He has now been formally charged with a grooming offence.
Robert Pearson was met by a member of the group ‘Team Impact’ when he returned home from work at 5.15pm on Friday
He is accused of attempting to cause/incite a boy aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity.
It’s understood ‘Team Impact’ had put a fake profile online, posing as a 14-year-old boy, and had waited to see if anyone messaged them.
He allegedly contacted the boy the same day and sent several messages of a sexual nature.
When he was met by a member of the paedophile hunter group he was wearing a Kirkless Council high visibility jacket.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said on Saturday: ‘At 5.29pm yesterday police were called to Honley where members of the public had detained a man on suspicion of online grooming offences. Officers attended and arrested a man.’
Pearson is due before Kirklees Magistrates in Huddersfield tomorrow morning.
Team Impact describes itself on Facebook as ‘a team of volunteers who actively expose online predators.’
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