Convicted paedophile loses UK Supreme Court challenge over paedophile hunter evidence

The UK’s highest court ruled today that the interests of children have priority over any interest a paedophile could have in being allowed to engage in criminal conduct. File photo

A convicted paedophile in the UK has lost a Supreme Court challenge over the use in criminal prosecutions of evidence gathered by paedophile hunter groups in covert sting operations.

The UK’s highest court ruledtoday that the interests of children have priority over any interest a paedophile could have in being allowed to engage in criminal conduct.