The Hardin County Sherriff’s Office is investigating a vigilante group, Dads Against Predators, when one of their members posted a video to social media confronting a man at an Arlington park.

 

Captain Mark Price from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, who is helping with the investigation, said that his office was notified by the public about the video, but never received a notification from the vigilante group. According to the video, a teacher from the Hardin Northern Local School District was allegedly meeting an underaged person at the park, with intentions of sexual misconduct.

 

Both the Hardin Northern and Hancock County Sheriff’s Offices disapprove of vigilante type actions by private citizens. Emily Roy, the Hardin County Commissioners Communications Coordinator, said that two men from Ohio created vigilante group in 2020 to catch predators in the act.

 

They are currently not helping with the investigation, but Price said that if they did, there could be legal issues. Price’s reasoning is that the they entice the person being videoed, which could be admissible in court. 

 

 

The investigation is currently ongoing, while the local school district has provided no update.