Vigilantism Archives

UK: Man fined after sex offender warning daubed on pavement with mop

·October 5, 2021
·8 Comments

Source: northantslive.news 10/5/21 A Northampton man has been fined after painting a message outside a house he believed to belong to a sex offender. Jamie David Owens, of Darwin Walk,…

International

UK: Irvine Team Shades members charged for ‘disturbance’ of person convicted of a sexual offense

·June 2, 2021
·3 Comments

[irvinetimes.com - 6/2/21] Two members of an Irvine peadophile hunting group have now been charged after a person convicted of a sex offense was led away from a house by…

National

FL: Civilian sex stings aim at ‘street justice’

·June 1, 2021
·8 Comments

[yoursun.com - 6/1/21] For about as long as there have been children, ... ... Now some civilian groups are taking matters into their own hands. Sarasota resident Lee Bassett runs…

National

IL: ‘Predator hunter’ leader indicted after alleged sting operation to trap supposed sexual predators

·May 29, 2021
·27 Comments

[nbcnews.com - 5/28/21] An Illinois man who created a Facebook group known to track potential sexual predators was charged in connection with a sting operation that went awry in early…

National

IN: These civilians hunt child predators. Expert warns they’re ‘playing with fire.’

·February 25, 2021
·6 Comments

[yahoo.com - 2/25/21] INDIANAPOLIS — The confrontation begins at a side door of Lebanon Senior High School. Viewers watched via Facebook Live as a woman approached the school, about 40…

International

Ireland: Cork neighbourhood targeted by leaflet campaign accusing man of being sex offender

·September 5, 2020
·6 Comments

[corkbeo.ie - 9/4/20] A community on the northside of Cork city were targeted overnight by a vigilante leafleting campaign in which a man was accused of being a sex offender.…

International

Ireland: Vigilantes suspected as child porn man’s car torched in attack

·August 17, 2020
·3 Comments

[herald.ie - 8/15/20] Gardaí are closely monitoring the situation after a 59-year-old convicted child porn offender was targeted by vigilantes twice within the space of a week. It is understood…

Commentary

Kat’s Blog: A Mother’s Plea, Not So Different Than Ours

·August 13, 2020
·8 Comments

A recent, tragic shooting in New Jersey, a Federal Judge’s son killed on the family’s doorstep, her husband hospitalized with multiple gunshots. The Judge believes she was the shooter’s targeted…

National

Sex offender loses COVID-19 contract at VA hospital after USA TODAY asks questions

·August 11, 2020
·39 Comments

[usatoday.com - 8/11/20] Ezekiel Lopez is a registered child sexual predator in Illinois who spent more than three years in prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls under his care. The…

International

UK: Vigilantes ‘set fire to home where paedophile lived’

·May 21, 2020
·6 Comments

[metro.co.uk - 5/20/20] A police search has been sparked after vigilantes in Liverpool reportedly torched a house days after a convicted paedophile was removed for his own safety. The sex…

Commentary

Kat’s Blog: Will Pennsylvania Ruling Begin the Domino Effect We Need?

·December 13, 2019
·22 Comments

Pennsylvania’s “Sex Offender” Registry is headed for what some are calling a life-or-death battle in the PA Supreme Court. The registry, in existence for nearly a quarter of a century,…

National

‘The Dr Phil Show’ uncovers new form of vigilantism by ‘pedophile hunters’ who ‘honeytrap’ child molesters and publicly shame them

·December 12, 2019
·11 Comments

[meaww.com - 12/11/19] Wednesday’s episode of ‘The Dr. Phil Show’ featured a unique phenomenon. Vigilante “pedophile-hunters” are a thing. Dr. Phil described it as a “controversial form of vigilantism that…

National

NY: Church pulls plug on sex offender’s wedding

·October 26, 2019
·5 Comments

[poststar.com - 10/22/19] ...when word got out on social media in recent days that ______ was planning to get married days after his sentencing, and the invitation that was posted…

National

LA: Teen beat up a stranger he recognized as a sex offender, now faces hate crime count, NOPD says

·October 25, 2019
·21 Comments

A 17-year-old boy who realized he was at the same convenience store as a man whose picture had appeared on a mailed sex-offender notice followed the man away from the…

National

[Updated 7/9/19] Facebook updates standards to allow death threats against alleged sexual offenders

·July 10, 2019
·22 Comments

[Updated by ACSOL 7/9/19] Earlier today it was reported by the Washington Examiner newspaper that Facebook had revised its posting policies to allow individuals to post threats of harm to…

Janice's Journal

Janice’s Journal: Today is A Day to Remember

·May 27, 2019
·18 Comments

Today is Memorial Day. A day to remember those who paid the “ultimate price” as members of the U.S. Armed Forces. As a U. S. Navy veteran, I salute those…

General News

Kat’s Blog: Vigilantism Against Registrants: What More Proof Do They Need?

·March 16, 2019
·25 Comments

I hate writing blog pieces like this, they’re depressing, scary and hit too close to home. But pieces like this are important for all of us to read. Pieces like…