Boy, 12, is abducted 'by pedophile' after youngsters' 'To Catch a Predator' sting went horribly wrong

[Jim Burton]

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A 12-year-old boy's attempt to pull off a 'To Catch a Predator'-style plot with his friends went horribly wrong when a known offender abducted him.

The boy and at least nine of his friends cooked up the risky stunt in Airdrie, north of Calgary, in Canada to lure in a 37-year-old man via Snapchat.

They arranged a meeting with the mark, identified as Zain Alnoor Merchant, and the boy jumped into his car while his friends filmed.

'One 12-year-old male got into the suspect's vehicle voluntarily so that the other youth could record the interaction,' the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.

'This is when the suspect drove away.'