Moment wife asks husband ‘is this true?’ as he is confronted by paedophile hunters after ‘texting 14-year-old girl’ before he was arrested by police
- Paedophile hunters confronted man outside house in Buckinghamshire
- Arrested for causing or inciting a girl, aged 13-15, to engage in sexual activity
- In the footage, a group surrounds the accused man and explain what they know
- The man insists he ‘has no recollection’ because of antidepressants and alcohol
Paedophile hunters accuse a father-of-two of texting a 14-year-old girl as his disgusted wife asks: ‘Is this true?’
The man was filmed being confronted by Broken Dreams, a self-proclaimed ‘group of volunteers who actively seek online predators’, outside his house in Buckinghamshire.
Thames Valley Police confirmed a man has been arrested for causing or inciting a girl, aged 13 to 15, to engage in sexual activity.
Paedophile hunters accused a man of texting a 14-year-old girl as his disgusted wife asks: ‘Is this true?’ The man was filmed being confronted by Broken Dreams, a self-proclaimed ‘group of volunteers who actively seek online predators’, outside his house in Buckinghamshire
He has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
In the footage, which the volunteers live-streamed to their Facebook page, a group surrounds the accused man and explain that they know he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl in online chats.
The man insists that he ‘has no recollection of it’.
He explains that he is taking antidepressant Setraline and says: ‘When I have had a drink and have taken anti-depressants I have no recollection of what I’ve done.’
The man’s wife can be heard shouting ‘who are they?’ in the background as the accusers try to speak to the man.
Later in the video, she approaches the group and states: ‘Why are you doing this to our family? What’s going on here? Are you ok? Is this not true?’
Thames Valley Police confirmed a man has been arrested for causing or inciting a girl, aged 13 to 15, to engage in sexual activity. Pictured: Police speaking to the man at the scene
The man replies: ‘I don’t recall this.’
Towards the end of the clip, police arrive to speak to the man. He talks to the two officers before walking over to a police car.
One police officer explains to the paedophile hunters that his colleagues will be their to take their details.
Towards the end of the clip, police arrive to speak to the man. He talks to the two officers before walking over to a police car (pictured)
As the clip comes to an end, the man is driven away in the back of the car.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: ‘Following a call from a member of the public on Sunday, July 12, Thames Valley Police officers arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of causing/inciting a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity.
‘He has been released on bail pending further inquiries.’