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Queens Man Used Social Media to Confront a Child Predator Near the L Train

He catches adults who try to meet up with underage girls by posing as a teen online.

By Angely Mercado

July 23, 2018 · 2 min read

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Queens Man Used Social Media to Confront a Child Predator Near the L Train

He catches adults who try to meet up with underage girls by posing as a teen online.

Angely Mercado July 23, 2018Jul 23, 2018 · 2 min read

A Queens resident used Facebook to catch an adult who was trying to meet with a teenager near the Ridgewood- Bushwick border earlier this month.

A report in QNS reveals that the concerned citizen…

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