← Back to headlines
Vigilante Group Hands Convicted Sex Offender to Police
A vigilante group targeting potential online child exploiters successfully brought a convicted sex offender to a garda station after a Facebook sting operation. The man was subsequently jailed following the sting.
20 May, 15:22 — 20 May, 16:26
The Story
Analyzing sources…
Source Diversity
Source Diversity
Moderate (27/100)2 sources— more sources would strengthen this score15/33
Spectrum spread— 2/5 buckets covered8/33
Far L
Left1
Left (1)
rte-news
Center
Right1
Right (1)
irish-independent
Far R
Geographic diversity— 1 region4/34
Ireland2
ℹAll sources from Ireland region
ℹOnly 2 sources cover this story
Sources
Showing 2 of 2 sources
irish-independent105d ago
Group targeting potential online child exploiters brought a convicted sex offender to a garda station after Facebook sting operation
By Amy Blaney,Declan Brennan
Read full article →rte-newsMostly Factual105d ago
Man caught in sting operation by vigilante group jailed
A convicted sex offender who was caught in a sting operation by a vigilante group has been jailed for seven and a half years.
Read full article →Coverage Timeline
First report: rte-news · 20 May, 15:22|Full coverage: 2 · 1h|Window: 1h
Left-leaningCenterRight-leaning
Related Stories
Regulator Orders Cancellation of Stadium Flyby After Probe
20m ago
Czech Police Exhume Remains of Former Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk
29m ago
Downtown Minneapolis Shooting Leaves Multiple Wounded, Including Two Police Officers
34m ago
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Meet Putin for a Ukraine Peace Deal
44m ago