A suspected pedophile killed himself moments after admitting to watching heinous youngster porn to a predator hunter who confronted him at his residence.
Donald Letcher, 60, was seen on digital camera describing his viewing habits in graphic element to Predator Poachers’ Alex Rosen.
Rosen coaxed him into admitting his crimes after showing at his residence in Canova, South Dakota.
He then known as the cops, however earlier than Letcher might be detained, he went again into his home and shot himself within the head.
‘The cop turns his again on him, Letcher goes within the residence and we hear a pop,’ Rosen defined to speak present host Breanna Morello.
Suspected pedophile Donald Letcher (proper) killed himself throughout a confrontation with predator hunter Alex Rosen (left) moments after admitting to watching heinous youngster porn
‘It did not actually register what it was as a result of it wasn’t a loud shot, it was a .22 I feel he had after which the cop break the door down.’
Rosen’s crew caught the aftermath on digital camera, which confirmed police frantically making an attempt to get contained in the property.
‘The digital camera man goes across the facet of the constructing and sees him with a gap in his head bleeding out, just a few hours later he was airlifted to hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless,’ Rosen added.
The pedophile hunter mentioned he first related with Letcher through messaging app Telegram, the place the suspect was ‘appearing fairly sexual’ and requesting nude photographs of what he believed was a 12-year-old woman.
Rosen defined he obtained Letcher to confess to viewing youngster pornography involving youngsters as younger as toddler age in a bid to safe a conviction, because the state’s legislation was hazy round solicitation of porn from a fictional youngster.
He was unaware that Letcher had beforehand been convicted of two counts of sexually molesting his girlfriend’s nine-year-old daughter in Bridgewater in 1995.
Nonetheless, the fees had been overturned attributable to a technicality and Letcher was exonerated a 12 months later.
It was not his solely brush with the legislation nevertheless and in 2022, Letcher was convicted of the hit-and-run of a six-year-old woman.
Letcher shot himself within the head at his residence in South Dakota earlier than police might detain him
Letcher was given simply 25 days in jail for the offense which occurred whereas he was drunk behind the wheel.
Rosen posted his interplay with the creep on X, the place the video has been seen greater than 18 million instances.
‘I’m a agency believer that each one human lives have worth. Apart from pedophiles,’ one viewer wrote.
‘All’s nicely that ends nicely #Justice,’ one other individual added.
However the clip has additionally sparked backlash.
‘The truth that there was not an actual youngster that he was speaking to and that they tricked him into considering he was speaking to somebody that truly a decoy, they are going to be charged for one thing now for his loss of life,’ one individual responded to the put up.
‘Alex ought to be arrested,’ one other wrote in response to a put up about Letcher’s suicide.
‘I hope you get charged idiots,’ a 3rd individual wrote.
Throughout an interview with Morello, Rosen revealed that he was detained by police after the incident however in the end launched.
Rosen’s crew caught the aftermath of the sting on video and shared on their X profile
He was then inundated with critics claiming he ought to be arrested for his function in Letcher’s loss of life
He remained assured about his habits and claims Letcher has no person accountable however himself.
‘It could not have occurred to a worse man,’ he advised Morello. ‘I do know it is nonetheless a human life and all that however after we say loss of life penalty for pedos we imply it.
‘Someone must be the one to expertise it, so screw him.
‘There’s actually no good motive to assault us for approaching a person like this. We by no means go as much as anybody the place we do not have nice motive to imagine they’re hurting youngsters.’
He added that though he was speaking to a decoy, Letcher was nonetheless ‘being a predator’ by soliciting specific photographs from what he thought was a minor.
‘If he is getting off on infants being tortured then screw him,’ Rosen mentioned.
Rosen’s group is only one of many who interact in anti-pedophile activism and stings such because the one in opposition to Letcher.
Rosen was detained by police however mentioned he was in the end launched and has stood by his actions
Rosen advised speak present host Breanna Morello he has no regrets about his habits
Some have advised that their ways really hinder police work and doubtlessly violate human rights round privateness as a result of truth they typically stay stream their efforts on-line.
Though such vigilantism is just not unlawful, activists will be charged in the event that they break the legislation in the midst of their actions.
In 2021, Illinois pedophile hunter Kyle Swanson was indicted on felony fees of illegal restraint and obstructing justice over his stings.
The fees had been in the end dropped, however the case highlights the potential authorized points such activists can run into.
