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Creep Catchers protest

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.

The case of an RCMP officer charged with child luring has been put over to Nov. 2 in B.C. provincial court.

Const. Dario Devic was represented by his lawyer Wednesday during a brief court hearing in Surrey to fix the next court date.

A charge of child luring was approved by the Criminal Justice Branch earlier this week.

He is accused of communicating for sexual reasons with someone he believed was younger than 16.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Devic was arrested in Surrey on Sept. 9 after a group that calls itself Surrey Creep Catchers livestreamed a video of its members confronting a man who they alleged was planning to meet an underage girl.


ORIGINAL: 3:35 p.m.

Protesters from Creep Catchers were outside the Surrey courthouse Wednesday.

They were waiting for RCMP officer Dario Devic, who was allegedly caught up in a sting by the vigilante group, and now faces a child luring charge.

However, the group is upset Crown counsel announced this week they were dropping a breach of trust charge.

"We all know the luring charge is the weakest one because the evidence comes from us," the head of Surrey Creep Catchers, Ryan LaForge, told reporters at the rally.

"We're already kind of thinking that would get thrown out, and counting on the breach of trust to be the one where, at least our justice system is saying, 'Let's not let him get off scot-free.'"

More than 20 people were at the rally before Devic – or his legal representative – was expected to make an appearance this afternoon.

Creep Catchers posted a video that appears to show the officer attempting to meet up with an underage girl.

None of the allegations are proven in court.

– with file from CTV Vancouver



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