Source: 5newsonline.com 7/5/24
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Multiple different civilian groups have been credited with helping in the arrest of alleged child
On June 26, Daniel ____ was arrested and booked in the Sebastian County Detention Center for possession or use of child sexual abuse material.
An affidavit says that on May 26, officers responded to Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith for a disorderly conduct call.
On the scene, officers made contact with three people claiming to be part of a group called Oklahoma Predator Prevention. The men said that they created a fake profile on a dating app, claiming to be a 14-year-old boy named “Bryce,” according to the affidavit.
As the boy, the men were contacted and engaged in conversation with ____ , a 30-year-old, the affidavit said. During the conversations, “Bryce” told ____ that he was 14, and ____ reportedly sent pictures and videos of his genitalia.
____ ‘s phone was seized, and he was interviewed by detectives. He admitted to sending the videos and pictures to who he thought was a minor, according to court documents.
The affidavit says that detectives located the chats, pictures, and videos on ____ ‘s phone, as well as a Google search for “is it against the law to send nudes.”
As of July 5, Wagoner was still being held on a $50,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 16.
Just days later, in a separate incident, a man was arrested in Rogers after another predator tracking group reportedly got him to admit on video that he was viewing child sexual abuse material.
Cat fishing (is that the right term) is also extremely illegal sooo why wasn’t everyone involved arrested and their “evidence” thrown out it was after all obtained by committing a crime
How do you monitor distro of this stuff w/o seeing it yourself as part of these groups other than engaging and getting folks to discuss it? Do these groups have legal immunity from prosecution? Should they not be prosecuted themselves? Maybe a certain three letter department should be asked since they seem to know best how this works?
Let’s see these guys go after the local drug dealers who are generally armed and violent.
Pray tell why are these “Upstanding individuals” not under arrest for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? It makes it illegal for a person to pretend to be someone or something they are not. How is a 40 something male not pretending to be someone else when they claim to be a 14 year old boy named “Bryce”?
They are seeking Internet fame just like that “hawk tuah” girl. They’re all fake heroes and garbage humans.
Every person they target and catch is either slow or has mental health issues, they never target someone who might actually oppose a real threat to society. They just go after the old and handicap predators, they ovoid the highly dangerous ones