They call themselves Dads Against Predators - protecting kids and taking the law into their own hands.
The Dads pose as kids on dating sites and then set up meetings with older men they say are looking for sex.Recent videos were recorded in the Walmart in the Steelyard Commons and Playhouse square.
“Yeah, I mean the environment that they’re creating here, I mean they’re putting the public at risk. They’re putting the public at risk. They’re putting other bystanders at risk,” he said.The group tells each accused predator they are going to turn these videos and all the messages over to the police.The group yelled, “This man is here to meet a 13-year-old boy.”One dad responded, “We do this across the country. We’re Dads Against Predators.
“This notion that you know law enforcement isn’t doing anything with this information forgets the whole idea that this information in the first place is not valid. It’s not you know, it’s not legal. It’s not going to hold up in court,” Frattare said.Dads Against Predators did not respond to our interview requests, so we couldn’t ask them that question directly.And a dad responded, “This is my job... We’re dads against predators. We’ve got over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.
The website says, “Making money doing this has never been our mission. From logistics to equipment, legal fees, etc... There are a lot of expenses that are involved in exposing these predators. Our goal is to keep growing and catching more and more predators spreading our influence nationwide. We can not afford to do this without your help.
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