Has anyone done jury service for someone caught by 'paedophile hunters'?

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Just curious. What was it like? Do they play the live videos they do, back in court to the jurors? Any other insights?

I watch these videos sometimes and wonder how it all plays out in court - for those who are charged and plead not guilty.

I would hope any one who has done jury service in a case like this , or any other case for that matter, has the common sense to ignore your question.

Generally, anyone can go in and watch a court case. You wouldn’t have to be on the jury to know the answer. Open justice and all

I always imagined they build the actual court case on more evidence then just the "peadophile hunters" sting operation but I don't have any actual experience.

I would have thought the CPS would need proper evidence to prosecute.

I used to be a criminal barrister and prosecuted such cases. They are almost always guilty pleas and the offence is an "attempt" at child grooming or child sexual contact because its not actually a child at the end of it.

Generally the groups provide all the chat logs and footage. And yes it would be shown to a jury if necessary but most would plead guilty.

It is proper evidence

of course it’s highly likely there will be more on their computer when seized

I always thought it was strange that rolf harris pled not guilty. What else did he expect would happen?!