A father impersonated his 11-year-old daughter in order to bring her alleged rapist to his home to shoot him.
Malik Chandler, 31, posed as his child on TikTok to lure in a suspected sexual predator Diego Montoya Gonzalez.
Gonzalez, 20, arrived at the family home in Grove City, Ohio, where he was shot by Chandler twice.
The father had been shown evidence of Gonzalez sexually assaulting his daughter via a video on her phone,
Gonzalez was discovered by officers sitting in a chair at Chandler’s home with two gunshot wounds, for which he was taken to hospital to be treated.
Several clips were later found on his phone allegedly showing young children being sexually abused.
He was later charged on five counts of pandering sexually oriented material, two counts of rape and one count of obstruction of official business.
He was required to pay a $20,000 (£14,868) recognisance bond as well as a $50,000 (£37,158) cash bond pending further trial.
If allowed to walk free, Gonzalez will be banned from contacting the victim and going online except for work purposes.
Chandler later told police he had initially intended to bring Gonzalez to his home to beat him up and then call police while holding him there, but shot him when he thought he saw the man was about to draw his gun.
He was given a $100,000 (£74,399) cash bond after being charged with a felony assault.
Metro has contacted the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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