The encounters were livestreamed for hours online and led by 561 Predator Catcher, a civilian group fronted by local MMA fighter Dustin Lampros, working alongside internet personality Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. Together, the pair documented confrontations with men they accuse of trying to meet minors for sex.
The scenes played out in everyday places — parking lots, stores, and outside businesses — as the men confronted suspects they say were communicating sexually with what they believed were 15-year-old boys or girls.
“Yeah, so myself and longtime YouTuber Vitaly met up, and we decided to catch some online child predators here in the Delray Beach, Boynton Beach area,” Lampros told CBS12 News reporter Katie Bente. “It was a wild weekend.”
Several of the men confronted have since been arrested, while others remain under investigation, according to law enforcement.
