Things would have turned out to be different for 24-year-old Praju Prasad had he understood the blunder he was doing. There is no respite for Paedophiles in England and it served him right when he landed up in a trap laid down by the Guardians of the North, a vigilante group.
Prasad though he was talking to a 12-year old student when he was speaking to one of the vigilante members.
Prasad was too quick to turn the conversation with the 'girl' on chat to a sexual one and suggested 'taking a room' and 'having fun'. Words like 'kissing' and 'fulfillment' occurred frequently. The incident took place in North Shields in North East England when he was busted by the vigilante members as he wanted to meet the 'girl'.
He had attempted to book a hotel room himself when he was informed that no hotel will accomodate a man and a child. It was then that he decided to meet the girl at a metro station.
Prasad found the entire team confronting him with a video camera. As the recorded clip goes, Prasad could be seen begging for mercy and could be seen grabbing the leg of a vigilante member.
He is heard saying, "Please, leave me alone. Please, I beg you. Please, I beg you." The video has since gone viral on the internet and the team has also submitted it to the police as proof of the crime. Meanwhile, in response to the complaint, which also included screenshots of Prasad's conversation with the girl, the police handed Prasad a 9-month suspended sentence. He was also handed a fine of pound 140 and ordered to sign the sex offender's register for five years after he confessed of the crime.
The group, however, said that it is not happy with the sentence and emphasised that the man could have gone ahead and abused a girl had the vigilante not intervened.