Police made the arrest in Strabane this evening following a ‘paedophile hunter sting’
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child following a ‘paedophile hunter sting’ in Strabane.
Police have arrested a man in his 40s following an incident in the Co Tyrone town on Saturday, October 11.
It comes following an incident involving a paedophile hunter group who confronted a man in Strabane, with a video of it circulating on social media.
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The man in his 40s remains in police custody at this time.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “A man in his 40s has been arrested in the Strabane area this afternoon, Saturday 11th October, on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child. “He remains in custody at this time.”
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