'Paedophile hunters' do not violate right to privacy
A CONVICTED Glasgow man has lost his battle in the supreme court against the use of evidence by paedophile hunters.
Mark Sutherland was convicted after communicating with a member of an activist group, who he believed to be a 13-year-old boy.
He appealed his conviciton, arguing that his right to a private life, enshrined in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
But, his case has been thrown out by judges.
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