Covert stings by paedophile hunter groups do not breach human rights

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Covert stings by paedophile hunter groups 'do not breach human rights'

Supreme Court upholds conviction of man based on evidence of decoy posing as a child.

Date - 15th July 2020
By - Police Oracle

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The Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutions based on evidence gathered in covert sting operations by paedophile hunters do not contravene a person’s human rights. Mark Sutherland was convicted in August 2018 of attempting to communicate...

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