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Police review footage of BBC reporter confronted by members of self-styled paedophile hunter group

BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilantes.
BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilan BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilantes.

Police are reviewing footage of an incident during which a BBC journalist was confronted and filmed by members of a self-styled paedophile hunter group.

It is believed Kevin Magee, an investigations reporter, was working on a BBC programme at the time.

He was confronted by a group of people who shouted aggressively at him in Belfast city centre on Tuesday evening.

The group followed the reporter out of a coffee shop, where he was to meet one of the paedophile hunters, and along a street while they were also filming him.

Mr Magee took shelter for a time in a shop while the group gathered at the door.

He then left and got into a waiting car, but was unable to leave for a short period after one of the group sat in the road in front of his car.

One of the group can be heard shouting at Mr Magee: "Am I in your personal space Kevin?" followed by: "Not so nice when the camera is on you, is it?"

A member of the group also comments: "You don't come to my f***in home" followed by, "Do I make myself clear?"

A second video, which is believed to have been filmed prior to the incident on Tuesday, appeared on social media yesterday showing Mr Magee being confronted by a man outside houses.

Mr Magee can be seen recording a piece to camera as a man shouts: "Mr Magee of the BBC, you are sickening".

BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilantes.
BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilan BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilantes.

The BBC reporter then asks the man: "Why don't you give us a justification for what you're doing?"

As Mr Magee walks toward his car, he can be heard saying: "Looks like you're not going to speak to me".

The BBC said: "We can confirm that a BBC NI reporter was caught up in an incident in Belfast city centre. We are unable to provide further comment at this time."

Meanwhile, a PSNI spokesman said: "Police are aware of the footage from last night’s incident. It will now be reviewed to establish whether any offences have been committed".

BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilantes.
BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilan BBC journalist Kevin Magee being angrily confronted and filmed by members of a group styling itself as predator catchers. Kevin Magee, a BBC investigations reporter, is understood to have been working on a BBC programme and interviewing paedophile vigilantes.