Jun 6 2012
Man run out of region with help from vigilante Facebook page
"A MAN was forced to flee two towns in the region after he was accused of being a paedophile.
The 46-year-old was hounded out of Annan and then Castle Douglas.
His name and picture were posted on the social networking site Facebook with allegations that he was a child abuser.
A window of a house in Shawhill Court in Annan was smashed and an attempt was made to set fire to the property on Wednesday.
Police advised the man to leave the house for his own safety on Thursday after a crowd gathered outside.
He moved to an address in Castle Douglas but was forced out of the town at the weekend.
A police spokesman told the Standard the man had now left Dumfries and Galloway.
The Facebook page which published allegations against the man has been shut down."
"The police are making inquiries into complaints against the man but they have indicated he is not on the sex offenders’ register.
Thursday’s tensions surfaced just days after separate incidents in which a car and flat were set on fire in Ecclefechan.
JM's home in CP was targeted after he was accused in court of possessing indecent images of children.
But within hours of the court case details being published his car was set on fire.
He was moved from his home when it was set on fire on Saturday past.
A fire brigade spokesman said there was “no doubt” the blaze was started deliberately.
The incidents in Annan and Castle Douglas were not related to Mr M's case."
http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/dumfries-news/local-news-dumfries/local-news-dumfriesshire/2012/06/06/man-run-out-of-region-with-help-from-vigilante-facebook-page-51311-31119387/
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