HURT. THANKFULLY THOSE THIEVES ARE ON
THE RUN.
THE RUN. >>> PUBLIC SHAMING OF SUSPECTED
CHILD PREDATORS.
CHILD PREDATORS. WE FIRST INTRODUCE YOU TO
HOUSTON’S CONTROVERSIAL
HOUSTON’S CONTROVERSIAL PEDOPHILE HUNTER LAST MONTH.
>> AS CHANNEL 2 INVESTIGATOR
JOEL EISENBAUM SHOWS US, HE IS
RAISING THE STAKES.
>> I HAVE EVERYTHING ON YOU.
>> Reporter: IN CITIES ACROSS
THE NATION.
THE NATION. >> MEETING A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
THAT’S WRONG.
THAT’S WRONG. >> Reporter: THIS IS NOW
OFFICIALLY A THING.
>> I DIDN’T KNOW THIS WAS IS
SET-UP.
SET-UP. I DIDN’T KNOW.
CAN I GO, PLEASE?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> PLEASE!
>> PLEASE! >> YOUTUBE IS LATELY LITTERED
WITH VIDEOS OF VIGILANTES,
CORNERING, DISGRACING AND
BROADCASTING ENCOUNTERS WITH
SUSPECTED PEDOPHILES.
SUSPECTED PEDOPHILES. >> I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALK
BEING.
BEING. >> SO I DON’T HAVE PICTURES OF [
BLEEP ]?
BLEEP ]? >> NO.
>> NO. >> Reporter: YOU ARE CRITICAL OF
A LOT OF THESE OTHER GROUPS.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. I CRITIQUE A LOT.
>> Reporter: LAST MONTH, WE
INTRODUCED YOU TO A HOUSTONIAN
WHO RUNS A FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED
MOTOR CITY JUSTICE.
25,000 LIKES AND COUNTING.
PEOPLE SEEM TO ENJOY THIS BRAND
OF JUSTICE.
OF JUSTICE. >> SHOWED UP [ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP
].
]. TO MEET A MINOR!
A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL!
DO YOU GET ME?
>> YES, SIR YOU SURE?
>> YES, SIR.
>> IS THERE ANY TIME WHERE
YOU’RE LIKE MAN, WE’RE GETTING A
LITTLE TOO AGGRESSIVE HERE?
>> NO.
>> NO. >> Reporter: COMPLETELY
UNDISGUISED WHEN HE MEETS UP
WITH PROBABLE PREDATORS IN AND
AROUND HOUSTON, THIS MAN WHO
USES THE ALIAS HAS ASKED TO US
CONCEAL HIS FACE BECAUSE HE SAYS
IT’S NOT ABOUT HIM.
IT’S ABOUT THE WORK.
RECENTLY HE TOOK THAT WORK A
STEP FARTHER.
STEP FARTHER. >> YOU’RE A REGISTERED SEX
OFFENDER.
OFFENDER. WHAT THE [ BLEEP ] ARE YOU
THINKING?
THINKING? >> WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?
>> Reporter: IN A RARE AND
DANGEROUS MOVE AFTER A PUBLIC
MEETING FAILED TO HAPPEN, HE
VISITED THE HOUSTON AREA HOME OF
A MAN WHO APPEARS TO HAVE TEXTED
AND CALLED SOMEONE HE THOUGHT
WAS A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
>> YOU ARE A VERY ATTRACTIVE
YOUNG LADY.
YOUNG LADY. >> Reporter: THE 62-YEAR-OLD
TARGET LIGHTS A CIGARETTE, HAS A
SEAT AND TRIES TO EXPLAIN HIS
WAY OUT, WHILE HIS OWN ELDERLY
MOTHER IS JUST OFF CAMERA.
>> OPERATE IN THE HOUSTON AREA.
HE MESSAGED US FIRST AND THAT’S
HOW THAT HAPPENED.
>> WE’RE AN HOUR AWAY.
>> YOU’RE ON A DATING SITE?
>> ADULT DATING SITE.
>> YOU’RE ON THAT?
>> Reporter: EVENTUALLY THE
TARGET KICKS LUCIAN AND HIS TEAM
OFF HIS PROPERTY.
THERE IS NO VIOLENCE, BUT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY D.A.’S OFFICE
BUREAU CHIEF SAYS IT’S JUST A
MATTER OF TIME.
>> THAT’S CROSSING OVER IN AN
AREA THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
TRAINED FOR.
TRAINED FOR. THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE THIS TRAINS
AND THE SAFETY MECHANISMS IN
PLACE TO DO THESE
INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. AND AT ANY MINUTE, PEOPLE ARE
VOLATILE.
VOLATILE. >> LEFT HAND!
>> Reporter: THIS CONFRONTATION
DID NOT INVOLVE LUCIAN AND HIS
TEAM, BUT ANOTHER GROUP CALLED
CREEP CATCHERS.
CREEP CATCHERS. THIS INCIDENT ENDED WITH A SCUFF
LE.
LE. ONE OF THESE TIMES, DON’T YOU
THINK YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO AVOID A PHYSICAL
CONFRONTATION?
CONFRONTATION? >> IT COULD HAPPEN.
THAT COULD HAPPEN.
IT’S A SCENARIO I THINK ABOUT.
>> Reporter: THERE IS ANOTHER
ISSUE.
ISSUE. IN CONFRONTATIONS, NOT ONE
PERSON HAS BEEN CRIMINALLY
CHARGED.
CHARGED. THE RESISTANCE IS IN PART TO DO
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION NOT
ORIGINATING WITH POLICE.
>> AS FAR AS GOING FORWARD WITH
PROSECUTION OF THESE PARTICULAR
CASES, OUR DETECTIVES ARE HIGHLY
SKILLED, HIGHLY TRAINED AND
COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES AND WITH
INVESTIGATIVE TACTICS THAT ARE
ACCEPTED AND OTHER
PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS. >> Reporter: ALTHOUGH A GROUP
CALLED PREDATOR POACHERS.
CORNERED A SCHOOL TEACHER INSIDE
A HOUSTON AREA WAL-MART AND THAT
TARGET WAS JUST ARRESTED IN HIS
HOME STATE OF WASHINGTON AFTER A
FOLLOW-UP POLICE INVESTIGATION.
AND THAT’S JUST HOW LUCIAN SAYS
IT SHOULD WORK.
>> THEY CAN DISAGREE WITH MY
TANGICS.
TANGICS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE’RE
WORKING FOR A COMMON GOAL.
>> Reporter: MOTOR CITY JUSTICE
GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE THE GROUP
STARTED IN DETROIT.
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