you might be a paedo
what has this country come to
DAD Kevin Geraghty-Shewan was stopped after he took this photo of son Ben on a shopping centre train ride - and told he could be a PAEDOPHILE.
Row ... Kevin snapped guard
Kevin was approached by a security guard after snapping his four-year-old on the toy engine outside a store.
The 48-year-old dad was then threatened with ARREST after a row with a policeman.
The ludicrous incident at The Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland was another shocking example of the "Big Brother Britain" nanny state.
Shocked ... Kevin with train fan Ben
Kevin said: "Ben spotted a children's ride which had a train on it and wanted to have a go because he's obsessed with trains.
"I took the picture on my phone and suddenly this security guard came up and told me it wasn't allowed because I could be a paedophile.
"I told him Ben was my own son. But he said I couldn't prove it. He said there is a real problem with paedophiles and that if I didn't like it, he'd call the manager."
A few minutes later a police officer arrived and Kevin said he demanded his name and address - and threatened to delete the snaps.
Kevin, of Kent - who was visiting relatives in the North East - said: "I told him it was ridiculous because it was my own son.
"He then started asking me what I was doing in Sunderland, asked for my name and address and told me he had the right to delete my pictures.
"I got annoyed and raised my voice a bit, then he threatened me with arrest for breach of the peace. Ben thought I was in trouble as he sat on the ride and we didn't put money in."
Rules ... Bridges shopping centre
The police took no further action - but angry Kevin took a picture of the security guard and posted it on his web blog after the incident earlier this month.
A spokesman for The Bridges centre said: "We take safety very seriously. We ask our guards to be diligent in implementing our security measures, which includes monitoring photography.
"What should have been a simple polite conversation led to to a misunderstanding, and we apologise for any offence."
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "We received reports of a disagreement over a photo taken on the premises of a
what has this country come to
DAD Kevin Geraghty-Shewan was stopped after he took this photo of son Ben on a shopping centre train ride - and told he could be a PAEDOPHILE.
Row ... Kevin snapped guardKevin was approached by a security guard after snapping his four-year-old on the toy engine outside a store.
The 48-year-old dad was then threatened with ARREST after a row with a policeman.
The ludicrous incident at The Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland was another shocking example of the "Big Brother Britain" nanny state.
Shocked ... Kevin with train fan BenKevin said: "Ben spotted a children's ride which had a train on it and wanted to have a go because he's obsessed with trains.
"I took the picture on my phone and suddenly this security guard came up and told me it wasn't allowed because I could be a paedophile.
"I told him Ben was my own son. But he said I couldn't prove it. He said there is a real problem with paedophiles and that if I didn't like it, he'd call the manager."
A few minutes later a police officer arrived and Kevin said he demanded his name and address - and threatened to delete the snaps.
Kevin, of Kent - who was visiting relatives in the North East - said: "I told him it was ridiculous because it was my own son.
"He then started asking me what I was doing in Sunderland, asked for my name and address and told me he had the right to delete my pictures.
"I got annoyed and raised my voice a bit, then he threatened me with arrest for breach of the peace. Ben thought I was in trouble as he sat on the ride and we didn't put money in."
Rules ... Bridges shopping centreThe police took no further action - but angry Kevin took a picture of the security guard and posted it on his web blog after the incident earlier this month.
A spokesman for The Bridges centre said: "We take safety very seriously. We ask our guards to be diligent in implementing our security measures, which includes monitoring photography.
"What should have been a simple polite conversation led to to a misunderstanding, and we apologise for any offence."
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "We received reports of a disagreement over a photo taken on the premises of a
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