GENERALQUIET
25 days ago
Paedophile confronted by vigilantes tried to claim he was a trainspotter
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. WalesOnline is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 17:38 UTC. The headline in use is “Paedophile confronted by vigilantes tried to claim he was a trainspotter”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Michael Powell, 35, was in contact with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl but who was in fact a member of a paedophile-hunting group
WalesOnlineRead at WalesOnline
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by WalesOnline
Paedophile confronted by vigilantes tried to claim he was a trainspotter
Reported by 1 outlet
- WalesOnline