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  1. May 11, 2020 · Hamilton police are currently investigating a video that surfaced on YouTube once again involving Justin Payne, the self-proclaimed “Vigilante Pedophile Hunter,” and a former Cambridge...

  2. Apr 10, 2017 · A 29-year-old GTA man who gained attention as a vigilante pedophile hunter is denying accusations of identity theft and the use of photos of minors without their permission. Justin Payne, a ...

    • Vigilante Tactics Can 'Taint' Police Investigations
    • 'A Civilian Duty'
    • 'We're Doing What We Can'

    Police have to follow "very strict requirements" when it comes to gathering evidence, Det. Susan Burke told CBC News. "How you do it, your methods for doing it, the tools you use to do it, and the fact it is gathered for use in court," Burke, who is part of the Toronto police sex crimes and child exploitation section, said. "If it's not done proper...

    As for why Payne does what he does, he thinks police aren't doing enough to stop would-be pedophiles. "The end goal is to get the courts to make more strict laws … If I have to be the example for them to get made, then I will," he said. "It's like a civilian duty." But police warn Payne's tactics and so-called evidence can actually prevent charges ...

    But Burke says the vigilantism simply isn't helpful, "I can't personally condone someone doing this … I don't recommend it at all," the detective said, adding that more officers working on such cases could make for better results. "We're doing what we can," she said. "However, we have people call and say, 'This fellow is online, he's acting in a pe...

  3. Aug 10, 2016 · Payne has reported people to police but announced recently that, with few exceptions, he’s no longer interested in handing peo-ple over to authorities.

  4. Jul 23, 2019 · A Cambridge man whose name and image made the rounds on social media after being confronted by self-proclaimed vigilante pedophile hunter Justin Payne is still in custody for breaching terms.

  5. Justin Payne is a Canadian YouTuber who exposes child predators online. He stands at 6’0”. Payne came to Toronto with his mother and brother when he was about 10 years old, but before moving from Nova Scotia he had a traumatic sexual abuse experience of his own.

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  7. Jan 13, 2017 · A conversation on the moral complexities of vigilantism and what makes Justin Payne, Canada’s ‘Vigilante Pedophile Hunter’ such a fascinating and controversial individual.