LEYLAND MAN SNARED: Watch the moment paedophile hunters confront 46-year-old man who believed he was meeting a 12-year-old schoolgirl
The footage, filmed in Lancaster, was broadcast live on Facebook yesterday evening (July 7).
It has since been viewed by 57,000 people.
North West Hebephile Hunters, the group behind the sting, exposed the man after he allegedly engaged in explicit sexual conversation with what he believed to be a 12-year-old girl.
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Hide AdBut the 'girl' was a member of the group posing as a child.
The man was reported to police and within 30 minutes, officers arrived at the scene.
The 'paedophile hunters' are then seen handing 'evidence' to police, including transcripts of the alleged conversations.
READ THE FULL STORY: Leyland man, 46, snared by paedophile hunters in Lancaster and arrested on suspicion of sexual grooming
A Leyland man is seen being arrested at the scene and taken into custody.
Lancashire Police confirmed that a 46-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of sexual grooming.