Man falsely accused of being pedophile threatened with acid attack on his girlfriend and sexual abuse of his cat
A man who was wrongly accused of being a pedophile and grooming girls has spoken out about how the subsequent online hunt ruined his life. 42-year-old Paul Amir Farhad, of Eastleigh, was accused of being a "violent psychopath" who "groomed teenagers and bullied women" by self-professed pedophile hunter Stephen Dure, and he says the fallout saw him lose his job, his friends, and even receive death threats.
According to The Sun, Dure accused Farhad of the pedophilia in retaliation to an online remark the 42-year-old made about his sister. In a Facebook post, Dure wrote Farhad was "violent psychopath" who was "known to allegedly groom teenagers and bully women" and a "massive danger to society." He also described Farhad as a "cretin" and asked people to share the post so he could be brought to justice.