Morrisons employee caught trying to 'meet girl, 14, for sex'

A Paedophile-hunting vigilante gang used Facebook live to snare a Morrisons worker, wearing his name badge and uniform, who they claim was hoping to meet a 'minor he had been chatting to online'.

The filmed man allegedly drove straight from work to Cwmbran railway station in South Wales on Saturday.

But instead of meeting who he allegedly thought was a schoolgirl, he was surrounded in his car by three vigilantes who seized his keys and mobile phone.

They accused him of sending them x-rated messages while posing as a fictitious teenager online.

The vigilante gang claims the man offered to 'share a bed' with a group member and made a comment about 'letting our hands wander'.

The man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - allegedly sent pictures of himself in the bath and talked about buying condoms during the two-week sting.

Despite having his own car, the group claims he told the 'girl' to take a 40-mile train ride from Hereford to see him.

West Mercia Police later released a statement urging members of the public not to take the law into their own hands as it could 'compromise ongoing investigations'.

Gwent Police confirmed a 27-year-old man has been charged with child grooming and remanded in custody.

A spokeswoman for the force said: 'At 4.21pm on Saturday we received a call from a member of the public at Cwmbran Railway Station who had detained an individual they believed to be involved in grooming offences.

'A 27-year-old man was arrested and has now been charged with attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming and driving whilst disqualified. He has been remanded in custody.

'He is due to appear at Newport Magistrates' Court this morning.'