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Campbell River River has has had had aa case case of of Campbell “creep catching” this week when “creep catching” this week when aa Toronto man man travelled travelled more more than than Toronto 4,000 kilometres kilometres to to confront confront aa perper4,000 son he he says says is is aa child child molester. molester. son Justin Payne, Payne, said said he he had had been been Justin conversing with with aa resident resident of of conversing Campbell River River for for approximately approximately Campbell nine months months posing posing as as aa 13-year13-yearnine old boy named Christopher. Over old boy named Christopher. Over that period period of of time, time, Payne Payne said said his his that target said said he he had had been been aa teacher teacher target and admitted admitted to to molesting molesting “six “six to to and eight of of his his students.” students.” Payne Payne said said eight their conversations conversations involved involved the the their “worst things things you you would would ever ever listen listen “worst to.”” to. The Campbell Campbell River River RCMP RCMP have have The confirmed they’re they’re investigating investigating the the confirmed situation but but would would not not comment comment situation any further. further. The The subject subject of of Payne’s Payne’s any actions has has not not been been charged charged with with actions any crime. crime. The The Campbell Campbell River River any Mirror has has chosen chosen not not to to identify identify Mirror him. him. Payne said said he he had had turned turned copcopPayne ies of of his his texts texts and and emails emails with with his his ies target over over to to police police in in Ontario Ontario six six target months ago ago and and they they forwarded forwarded months them to to Campbell Campbell River River RCMP. RCMP. them Creep Catchers Catchers is is aa term term used used by by Creep group of of vigilantes vigilantes who who take take matmataa group ters into into their their own own hands hands to to expose expose ters sexual predators and the term has sexual predators and the term has come to to be be applied applied to to this this type type of of come confrontation. There There is is an an actual actual confrontation. organization called called Creep Creep CatchCatchorganization ers Canada Canada but but Payne Payne appears appears to to be be ers working on on his his own. own. working On Oct. Oct. 17, 17, Payne Payne posted posted aa On video of of his his odyssey odyssey to to Campbell Campbell video
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In aa scene scene from from a a video video posted In posted on on Facebook, Facebook, Justin Justin Payne Payne explains explains what what happened happened during during aa confrontation he he drove drove from confrontation from Toronto Toronto to to have. have.
River on on Facebook Facebook and and it River it showed showed him confronting confronting his his subject subject in him in the the Superstore parking parking lot. lot. The The subject Superstore subject did not not deny deny Payne’s Payne’s accusations accusations did and seemed unremorseful and seemed unremorseful over over his his behaviour stating stating that that the the age behaviour age of of consent is is 14. 14. Payne Payne corrected corrected him consent him saying the the age age of of consent consent is saying is 16. 16. Payne’s video video showed showed him him in Payne’s in purpursuit of of the the subject subject after after flattening suit flattening himself on on the the hood hood of of his himself his car car in in the parking parking lot lot to to prevent prevent him the him leavleav-
ing. ing. After After they they stop stop and and talk talk again, again, Payne Payne is is momentarily momentarily distracted distracted by by aa comment comment from from aa passerby passerby and and the the man man used used that that moment moment to to get get in in his his car and drive away. He drove car and drive away. He drove out out of of the the Discovery Discovery Harbour Harbour Marina Marina and and escaped escaped from from Payne Payne and and aa local local man man who who volunteered volunteered to to operate operate the the camera camera for for Payne. Payne. Payne Payne purpursued sued him him in in his his vehicle vehicle but but lost lost sight sight of of him. him. They They later later learned learned of of his his residence residence
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in in aa local local trailer trailer park park after after aa five-tofive-tosix-hour six-hour search search and and confronted confronted him him again again at at the the subject’s subject’s motorhome. motorhome. The The man man would would not not come come out out but but talked to Payne through the talked to Payne through the door door again. again. Payne Payne eventually eventually abandoned abandoned his his encounter encounter because because he he had had aa limlimited ited amount amount of of time time before before returnreturning ing to to Ontario. Ontario. But But later, later, Payne Payne discovered discovered that that the the subject subject of of his his confrontation confrontation
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AA 15-year-old 15-year-old boy boy found found dead dead in in aa closet closet at at aa Vancouver Vancouver Island Island drug drug treatment treatment program program last last year year should should have havereceived receivedaamental mentalhealth healthassessassessment ment after after behavioural behavioural warning warning signs signs as as early early as as Grade Grade 4,4, the the B.C. B.C. Representative Representative for for Children Children and and Youth Youth says. says. Nick, Nick, who who was was born born in in Nanaimo Nanaimo and and lived lived in in the the Okanagan Okanagan and and FraFraser ser Valley Valley before before being being sentenced sentencedin in youth youth court court to to aa treatment treatment program program in in Campbell Campbell River, River, was was found found in in aa closet with a shoelace around closet with a shoelace around his his neck neck on on June June 9,9, 2015. 2015. AA coroner’s coroner’s investigation investigation was was unable unable to to determine determine ifif he he intended intended suicide suicide or or was was seeking seeking “momentary “momentary euphoria euphoria by by self-asphyxiation, self-asphyxiation,””depdeputy uty representative representative Dawn Dawn ThomasThomasWightman Wightman said said in in aa report report released released Thursday. Thursday. “In “In many many ways, ways, Nick’s Nick’s story story isis difdifferent ferent from from those those we we have have told told in in past past reports,” reports,” Thomas-Wightman Thomas-Wightman said. said. “He “He was was not not in in government government care care and and he he came came from from aa well-funcwell-functioning, tioning, middle-class middle-class family family with with whom whom he he lived lived near near aa major major urban urban centre. centre.”” The The report report traces traces Nick’s Nick’s school school behaviour behaviour problems problems and and drug drug use, use, starting starting with with marijuana marijuana in in Grade Grade 77 despite despite his his parents’ parents’ warnings warnings about about damage damage to to his his developing developing brain. brain. By By age age 15, 15, he he was was using using methamphetmethamphet-
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