Anti-pedophile activism
Form of activism
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| 2024 | Tennessee passed a law similar to Florida's, allowing the death penalty for child rape. |
| 2024 | USA Today investigation reported that anti-pedophile vigilante groups have operated in about three-quarters of the United States. |
| 2024 | Xavier Von Erck of Perverted Justice commented on the shift in motivation of modern vigilante groups, suggesting a focus on social media exposure rather than working with police. |
| 2023 | The European Union discussed proposed regulations to compel social media companies to scan users' private communications for child pornography, which was criticized by academics and experts as a threat to user privacy and democracy. |
| 2023 | A Dutch man was arrested and investigated by police after publicly stating he was a pedophile, leading to death threats and a police statement discouraging vigilantism. |
| 2023 | Several members of a vigilante group in Quebec were arrested on charges of false imprisonment, harassment, and distribution of child pornography. Police reported the group was using child pornographic material to lure targets via social media. |
| October 12 2023 | Made a guest appearance with Logan Paul at the KSI vs Tommy Fury final press conference to confront Dillon Danis about his 'predatory' behaviour towards model Nina Adgal. |
| May 2023 | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing the death penalty for child rape of victims under 12 years old, though judicially unenforceable unless Kennedy v. Louisiana is overturned. |
| 2022 | Chris Hansen launched 'Takedown with Chris Hansen', a streaming series on his TruBlu platform where he continues investigating online predators with greater creative freedom, including the ability to use profanity and collaborate more closely with local law enforcement. |
| 2021 | Predator Poachers exposed comedian Bryant Moreland (EDP445) for allegedly engaging in inappropriate communication with one of their decoy operatives, leading to public exposure of potential predatory behavior. |
| 2021 | A vigilante known as Eren G. was convicted of coercion, trespassing, libel, and assault after breaking into the house of a target. |
| November 13 2021 | Hansen married his second wife, Gabrielle Gagnon. |
| July 2021 | A warrant was issued for Hansen's arrest after he failed to appear in a Shiawassee County Courtroom in Michigan related to the October 2020 sting operation. |
| 2020 | The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children increased to 2 million monthly reports of child pornography on the internet. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 crisis, right-wing groups in Germany adopted the QAnon conspiracy narrative and other conspiracy theories about pedophile cabals, further instrumentalizing existing discourse to target queer and transgender communities. |
| 2020 | Chief constable Simon Bailey publicly criticizes vigilante groups, noting their destructive tactics including blackmail, physical harm, false accusations, and causing severe psychological trauma to targeted individuals and their families. |
| 2020 | Hansen co-founds TruBlu, a true crime-oriented streaming service, and produces and stars in the web series 'TakeDown with Chris Hansen'. |
| 2020 | Hansen and his first wife finalized their divorce. |
| 2020 | Made a brief cameo in episode 1 of the second season of Amazon series The Boys. |
| November 2020 | A 73-year-old man was beaten to death by vigilantes, prompting the Dutch police to issue a statement against anti-pedophile vigilantism. |
| October 2020 | Hansen was involved in a sting operation that would later lead to legal proceedings. |
| July 2020 | Dutch authorities began receiving approximately 250 reports of vigilante pedophile hunting activities between July and November. |
| March 1 2020 | Hansen's mother, Patricia Hansen, passed away. |
| January 2020 | Jackson requested to dismiss the lawsuit charges, which was subsequently granted. |
| January 2020 | Hansen visited James Jackson's home in an attempt to interview him, resulting in Jackson calling the police. |
| January 24 2020 | A lawsuit filed by James Jackson against Hansen took place. |
| 2019 | Peak of anti-pedophile vigilante activity, with 191 such groups operating in the United Kingdom, demonstrating a rapid increase from previous years. |
| 2019 | The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 1 million monthly reports of child pornography on the internet. |
| 2019 | Peak of anti-pedophile vigilante groups in the UK, with 191 such groups active, demonstrating the widespread nature of digital vigilantism targeting alleged sex offenders. |
| 2019 | Facebook banned several vigilante accounts and shut down one vigilantism-related community after being inquired about by NBC News. |
| 2019 | NBC News identified 30 anti-pedophile vigilante groups in the United States. |
| 2019 | Hansen began investigating claims of pedophilia and grooming against YouTube creator James Jackson (Onision). |
| October 9 2019 | Chris Hansen launched his YouTube channel 'Have a Seat with Chris Hansen', featuring weekly podcasts and interviews with special guests. |
| January 2019 | Hansen was reported to be evicted from his New York City apartment after failing to pay rent since August of the previous year. |
| January 2019 | Hansen was arrested for paying for $13,000 worth of promotional items with a bad check during the Hansen vs. Predator project, after donors claimed they never received the promised memorabilia. |
| January 14 2019 | Hansen turned himself in to police in Connecticut for allegedly bouncing checks for nearly $13,000 worth of promotional materials. He was charged with larceny. |
| January 1 2019 | Perverted-Justice formally ceased chat room decoy operations and suspended all active organizational activities, as announced by founder Xavier Von Erck. |
| January 1 2019 | The organization began transitioning their website to an archive of past operations and collected data, removing site features like forums. |
| 2018 | Perverted-Justice announced they would formally end decoy operations starting from the beginning of 2019, and cease all other operations afterwards. |
| 2018 | Mary Joan filed for divorce from Chris Hansen after nearly thirty years of marriage. |
| June 2018 | Crime Watch Daily ended its run with Hansen as the host. |
| 2017 | W5 investigation revealed that Creep Catchers manipulated chat messages to incriminate targets and publicly post their identities. |
| 2017 | W5 investigation revealed that Creep Catchers manipulated chat messages to incriminate targets and publicly posted their identities, with Canadian law professor Benjamin Perrin characterizing their operations as 'justice as entertainment'. |
| 2017 | BBC reports that 150 out of 302 child grooming prosecutions involved evidence obtained by vigilante groups, highlighting their controversial role in legal proceedings. |
| January 4 2017 | Crime Watch Daily was renewed for a third season with Hansen as the host. |
| 2016 | A woman died by suicide after being confronted by the Canadian anti-pedophile vigilante group Creep Catchers. Another person was also wrongly accused of sexual crimes by the organization. |
| 2016 | Edgar Welch, a 28-year-old father, fired shots at Comet Ping Pong, a Washington pizzeria, after believing in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory that falsely claimed the restaurant was a headquarters for a child-trafficking ring. This conspiracy theory later evolved into the QAnon movement. |
| September 12 2016 | Hansen premiered the first episode of Hansen vs. Predator, a revival of his previous To Catch a Predator series, on Crime Watch Daily. |
| August 22 2016 | Chris Hansen was introduced as the new host of the syndicated news program Crime Watch Daily, beginning with its second-season premiere. |
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