The Windsor, Ont., man behind Creeper Hunter TV has been sentenced. But the story isn't over

Jason Nassr, the man behind the video vigilante channel Creeper Hunter TV, has been sentenced on criminal charges after a five-week Ontario trial earlier this year.

But for acclaimed Windsor documentary maker Matt Gallagher, that doesn't bring closure.

"I think the sentencing is, in fact, the beginning of the story," Gallagher told CBC Windsor.

"It's a complicated story, with people who are torn apart and people who are trying to make sense of this."

Gallagher is working on a documentary examining the aftermath of Creeper Hunter TV, which claimed to be exposing child predators.

CBC Windsor also spoke to Nassr, who's currently serving 18 months of house arrest.

During the Superior Court trial in London, the court heard that from 2015 to 2020, Nassr posted videos he claimed showed men contacting him for sex when they believed he was under age.

As part of Nassr's methods, he would communicate with men on dating sites and social media platforms, typically portraying himself as an 18-year-old female.

Once the correspondence turned sexual, the jury heard, Nassr would tell his targets he was under 18 — as young as age 10. He would entice them in phone conversations, adopting a high-pitched, girlish voice.

Those who continued to communicate with him would end up featured on Creeper Hunter TV.

Nassr recorded in-person confrontations, showed screen captures of text conversations, and included full names and phone numbers.

Some episodes involved the featured individual pleading with Nassr not to post the video, saying they were suicidal — to which Nassr would respond with laughter and mockery. "Make sure you be honest in your suicide note," Nassr told one target.

Around 100 episodes were posted, the court heard. Gallagher said at least three of the men featured on Creeper Hunter TV have committed suicide.

"He has no remorse," said Gallagher, who has interviewed Nassr extensively for the documentary. "He has no remorse for even the people who have lost their lives.