THE mother of a Hampshire man accused of being a paedophile as part of a series of online videos has said that she is now scared for her life.

It comes as the Facebook page they were posted on was taken down.

The videos, posted on Facebook page TRAP have accumulated almost ten million views in under two weeks, but the page has been removed.

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, has claimed that she wanted to be rehoused and had contacted the council about not feeling safe in her home.

She said: “My son has done some terrible things in the past, I’m not denying that. I don’t feel I deserve to go through this though, I’ve seen people try and post my address online and find where I live.

“I’ve spoken to the council, but they’d only rehouse me in the Southampton area. The police have offered me a panic button, but that’s not what I need.”

The council said it will not comment on the issue.

The mother said: “I’m scared for my life, I don’t know what options I have left now. I don’t trust the police, the council, anyone, and where does that leave me? Nobody deserves this, I almost want to die.”

The online page that had attracted more than 120,000 followers was removed yesterday afternoon, but the paedophile hunter who manages the page has vowed that despite the removal, he will not stop.

The man, who also wishes to remain anonymous, pretends to be an underage child online in an attempt to catch adults who he believes are paedophiles. He informs them that he is underage, before turning up to an agreed location and filming the confrontation with the accused paedophiles.

The hunter said: “I won’t stop, and they won’t stop me. They can remove the page if they want, but I’m gutted about that. It had reached all corners of the earth, I had a message from California saying they supported me and that they would get behind a fundraising page.

“I’m going to set up a website too so I can post my videos somewhere else, Facebook was just a tool for me. I have lots of friends so it shouldn’t be too hard to get my message out there.

“Police had heavily advised me against putting the videos online, but I think we’ve done a lot of good, so I don’t see a reason to stop now.”