Southampton anti-paedophile activist

A self-styled paedophile hunter has said his channel has been permanently banned by YouTube. Stephen Dure, who is also known as Stevie Trap, previously posted videos of himself confronting alleged sexual offenders in Hampshire. He said he has been prohibited from ever owning or using a YouTube account. The website said the channel had been terminated because of "multiple or severe violations" of policies against bullying and harassment. [...]

In September, Mr Dure was jailed for 15 weeks for falsely accusing a man of grooming teenagers. His wrongly-accused victim said he had been sacked and his home had been attacked as a result. [...]

His YouTube and Facebook pages have shown videos of him making citizen's arrests after arranging meetings with suspects. The TRAP Community Facebook page has more than 240,000 followers.

source: Article 'YouTube 'bans' Southampton anti-paedophile activist'; www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-48145336; BBC News; 3 May 2019