CONTROVERSIAL “Manosphere” streamer Ed Matthews has been jailed for 12 weeks over an alleged paedophile sting.
Matthews, who appeared in Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere doc, live-streamed himself assaulting an alleged paedophile alongside a group of “paedophile hunters”.
Ed Matthews, left, with the presenter Louis Theroux in the BBC documentary Inside the Manosphere Credit: BBC
Matthews and other ‘paedophile hunters’ are seen confronting a man Credit: HEDreactions
The 24-year-old, who is a close friend of streamer HSTikkyTokky, was handed a community order over the assault in June 2024.
He was fined £264 and told to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and rehabilitation activity days as part of his sentence.
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However, due to his failure to comply with the order he was jailed for 12 weeks at Basildon Magistrates Court on August 19.
Matthews’ streamer pals have since shared their outrage over his sentence in online posts.
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Matthews live-streamed himself assaulting an alleged paedophile alongside a group of his pals Credit: HEDreactions
Matthews has now been sentenced to 12 weeks behind bars having failed to comply with a previous court order Credit: Collect
HSTikkyTokky posted about Matthews’ arrest and branded his sentencing as “absolutely ridiculous”.
Matthews was convicted of assault by beating and using threatening and abusive language or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Willesden Magistrates’ Court last year.
The man Matthews was convicted of beating is due to stand trial in 2028 for attempting to meet a child after grooming them.
In the streamer’s filmed ambush of the alleged paedophile, he tells him to eat an extremely spicy Hot Chip or be arrested by the police.
Matthews wrestles the man to the ground and then holds him down in the video.
In an update, Matthews has now shared a recorded phone call message for his fans from prison.
In a video shared on his Instagram page, he says “I’m on a peak bang up right now, 23 hours a day because I’m high profile. All alone in my cell.
“But guess what I’m grateful still, something I was preaching in Africa. I love you man. I’m good.
“I’m going to go so much f***ing harder when I come out with these streams.
“I’m so motivated.
“I’m getting treated like a f***ing murderer and that predator is walking free. The system is f****d.”
He told his followers to turn up to his next court date in September.
