A MAN has been arrested in Malvern following an online sting by a group of paedophile hunters.
A video widely shared and viewed more than 20,000 times on Facebook shows a team of "hunters" at an address in the town where they reportedly confronted a man.
In the video, a hunter can be heard describing how the man's parents have shut the door on them while they wait for the police to arrive.
West Mercia have since confirmed they arrested a man, who has been released on bail while investigations continue.
A spokesman said: "We can confirm a 20 year-old man from Malvern has been arrested and released on police bail."
In the video, one of the hunters can be heard describing how the man had allegedly contacted a decoy pretending to be a 13 year-old girl.
She says the chat log had been handed to the police, and when the police arrive, they are described as reversing into the man's driveway so he cannot be seen being brought out of the house.
He cannot be seen in the video, with the main hunter pointing their camera at the ground throughout.
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