August 16, 2023 2.12 pm This story is over 12 months old

Man jailed after paedophile hunters’ citizen’s arrest at Grantham railway station

He believed he was speaking to a 14-year-old online

A man who was caught by a paedophile hunting group after he attempted to meet a 14-year-old girl in Grantham was today (Wed) jailed for 16 months.

Steven Slater, 59, was apprehended after he attended Grantham railway station on 24 July last year and in fact met a 46-year-old woman who was acting as a decoy to target sex offenders.