Paedophile hunters prompt grooming investigation after attending Northampton house

A grooming investigation has been launched after so-called paedophile hunters carried out a sting on an address in Northampton.
By Paul Lynch
Published 3rd Sep 2019, 18:46 BST
Northamptonshire Police is investigating claims that a man attempted to groom what he thought was a 12-year-old girl.Northamptonshire Police is investigating claims that a man attempted to groom what he thought was a 12-year-old girl.
Northamptonshire Police is investigating claims that a man attempted to groom what he thought was a 12-year-old girl.

A team of between five and six of the hunters attended an address in the east of the town on Thursday, August 29, having allegedly posed online as a 12-year-old girl who was willing to meet the individual.

However, the man they had proposed to meet was not at the address in question.

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The team passed the information onto Northamptonshire Police at around 10.30pm the same day.

A force spokeswoman said it was looking into the grooming claims.

She said: "Evidence has been passed onto us and our POLIT (Paedophile Online Investigation Team) Team are now investigating. No arrests made yet."