Jennings Brown

A 20-year-old scholar utilized the Snapchat gender-swap filter to catfish a cop on Tinder, in an innovative work of vigilante justice.

NBC Bay Area reported on Tuesday that the pupil told authorities him she was sexually assaulted during her childhood that he set out to find potential pedophiles after his friend told.

Ethan (last title withheld by NBC, away from concern for their safety) utilized the Snapchat gender-swap filter to produce a photograph of himself showing up as a lady. He then utilized the picture in A tinder that is fake profile Esther. Esthers detailed age from the dating application was 19, in accordance with the San Jose Police Department.

Then the man messaged Esther. Ethan told NBC he believes the message had been Are you right down to have a great time tonight?

I made a decision to make use of it, Ethan told the news headlines place.

The conversation was moved by them to Kikwhere Esther told the individual that she ended up being actually 16-years-oldthen relocated the discussion to Snapchat, in accordance with San Jose authorities. On Snapchat the 2 presumably talked about having intimate relations.

He utilized Snapchats gender switch filter to pose as a 16-year-old girl on line, and simply simply take straight down a police presumably seeking to attach. He tipped from the PD, as well as the officer ended up being arrested.Our exclusive meeting with all the guy, and exactly why it was done by him, at 11 on @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/VaGtg14uLL

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