Paedophile hunters snared a suspected sex offender accused of “requesting images of a 14-year-old” during a sting.

Fleetwood Enforcers UK, an “online child protection group”, was live streaming in Bushey via its social media on Monday night (May 15).

The footage showed two members of the group questioning a man about claims he had been messaging a child, before police arrived.

It has been viewed more than 33,000 times and received 1,200 likes and 2,200 comments.

Yesterday (May 16), a Hertfordshire Constabulary spokesperson confirmed: “A 54-year-old man was arrested in Bushey yesterday on suspicion of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

“He remains in police custody at this time.”

The group claims the man had been “sexually communicating with what he believed to be a 14 year old child”.

“He was constantly requesting indecent images of the child & complementing on her appearance,” they added.

“He described to her how he was feeling and wanted her to sexually communicate back with him.”