BC RCMP say charges are pending against an officer apparently caught on camera in Surrey by a group of so-called creep catchers — vigilantes intent on trapping pedophiles. In this case the Mountie was confronted on camera in a live Facebook broadcast and ran off with the creep catchers following him shouting his name. The vigilantes lying in wait for this officer had placed a fake profile on an online dating site and waited for a message. Their method is start chatting with anyone who answers and tell the person the presumed correspondent is a minor. If the person wants to meet, creep catchers arranges a place and time and then record the encounter on video. There is nothing to be seen on camera in the current case that appears illegal or even suspicious except that the officer ran away. The charges have yet to be approved by Crown Counsel, therefore his name has not been released yet. The officer in question has been removed from duty and is currently in custody. In the murky nighttime video a man is seen standing outside a building with an adult woman before being confronted by the vigilantes. Postmedia
