Moment perv begs on his knees for mercy after paedo vigilantes Guardians Of The North confront him at train station as he ‘tries to meet girl, 12, for sex’

THIS is the moment a pervert, who thought he was meeting a 12-year-old girl for sex, begs for mercy after being confronted by paedophile hunters.

Praju Prasad, 24, falls to his knees when faced with members of Guardians of the North, before pleading with them to leave him alone.

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The police were called and Prasad was arrested and charged with attempting to meet a girl under the age of 16 after grooming.

At Newcastle Crown Court this week Prasad of North Shields, Tyne and Wear, was handed a nine-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months and a £140 fine after previously pleading guilty.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years.

According to Guardians of the North Prasad had originally attempted to book a hotel for himself and what he thought was a twelve-year-old girl, but when he was told none of them would accommodate a man and a child he instead arranged a meeting at North Shields Metro Station.

There he was met by members of the group who filmed themselves confronting him with the words: "You are here to meet a 12-year-old girl for sex."

Prasad then repeatedly begs for mercy as he kneels on the floor and grabs the legs of a group member.

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He says: "Please, leave me alone. Please, I beg you. Please, I beg you."

Speaking after the case a member of Guardians of the North said: "This highlights the important work that we do.

"If this man hadn't been caught by us then he could well have gone on to abuse an actual child.

"We are not happy with the sentence. We believe that judges need to be tougher as this kind of offending needs to be stamped out before more serious crimes are committed."

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Guardians of the North, set up just over a year ago, pose as teen girls and boys online to snare men looking to meet youngsters for sex.

They have so far apprehended 117 potential paedophiles and seen around 30 convicted.

Their work came into jeopardy in April when legal teams acting for two men allegedly snared by similar group Dark Justice, claimed prosecutions using evidence gathered in such a way "diminished the integrity of the court process".

But a judge ruled in favour of the paedophile hunters and they were told they would be allowed to carry on with their work.

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