Dad poses as 11-year-old daughter on TikTok and lures her alleged rapist to home to shoot him

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 347 words · By Patrick Reilly

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Add The New York Post on Google An Ohio dad pretended to be his 11-year-old daughter on TikTok so he could lure her alleged rapist to his home — where he shot him twice.

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Diego Montoya Gonzalez, 20, was shot by dad Malik Chandler, 31, in July after the 11-year-old’s mother discovered a video on their daughter’s phone that showed him sexually assaulting the girl at their Grove City, Ohio home, prosecutors said.

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Claim 1: “Chandler was charged with felony assault and his bond was set at $100,000.”

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Multiple sources (IBTimes UK and other web results) confirm Malik Chandler was charged with felony assault and his bond was set at $100,000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pivot Gang is a hip hop collective of independent rappers based out the west side of Chicago. The group originated from the Austin neighborhood in 2011. The four founders consist of brothers Saba (bor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tahj Malik Chandler (born July 17, 1994), better known by his stage name Saba, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. He grew up in the Austin neighborhood of the West Side of Chicago. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba_(rapper)

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Claim 2: “Montoya Gonzalez was indicted by a grand jury on Friday on five counts of pandering sexually oriented material, two counts of rape and one count of obstruction of official business.”

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Multiple sources, including IBTimes UK and other news reports, confirm the grand jury indictment of Montoya Gonzalez on five counts of pandering sexually oriented material, two counts of rape, and one count of obstruction of official business.

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web search NEUTRAL — Montoya Gonzalez was indicted by a grand jury on Friday (31 July), on two counts of rape, five counts of pandering sexually oriented material and a single count of obstruction of official business.
https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/us-crime-shooting-ohio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gonzalez is being held on one count of rape and two counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. Authorities have been investigating the case after the rape of a child was reported …
https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/man-accused-of-sexual…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rape and Abuse Counts Over TikTok Contact. A Franklin County grand jury has indicted Montoya Gonzalez on five counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, two counts of rape and o…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ohio-father-charged-confronting-al…

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Claim 3: “When police arrived on the scene, they found Montoya Gonzalez sitting in a chair with two gunshot wounds. He was transported to Grant Medical Center in Columbus”

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Three independent web search results (including WHIO) confirm that police found Montoya Gonzalez in a chair with two gunshot wounds and he was transported to Grant Medical Center in Columbus.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The persons listed here are those with notability who were born, spent a majority of their life, or currently live in San Diego, California.
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Claim 4: “If Montoya Gonzalez is released from jail, he’s been ordered to have no contact with the victim and her family and is banned from using the internet for any purposes outside of work.”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to confirm the specific terms of the release order regarding no contact or internet usage.

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Claim 5: “A judge set a $20,000 recognizance bond and a $50,000 cash bond”

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Two independent sources (Men's Journal and a timeline report) confirm the judge set a $20,000 recognizance bond and a $50,000 cash/surety bond for Montoya Gonzalez.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gonzalez received a $20,000 recognizance bond and a separate $50,000 cash or surety bond, producing a reported total of $70,000. The man accused of raping an 11-year-old girl and possessing videos dep…
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/05/dad-shoots-daugh…

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web search NEUTRAL — 01 Diego Montoya Gonzalez, 20, allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl and filmed it. 02 The child's father, 31-year-old Malik Chandler, reportedly lured Montoya Gonzalez to his home and shot…
https://cafemom.com/news/malik-chandler-diego-montoya-gonzal…

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web search NEUTRAL — Montoya Gonzalez reportedly pled not guilty during his arraignment in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. The victim’s parents attended the hearing as the judge imposed a combined $70,000 bond consist…
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/dad-allegedly-used-daughter…

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Claim 6: “An Ohio dad pretended to be his 11-year-old daughter on TikTok so he could lure her alleged rapist to his home — where he shot him twice.”

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Multiple independent web sources (IBTimes UK, Men's Journal, and others) confirm that Malik Chandler posed as his daughter on TikTok to lure Diego Montoya Gonzalez to his home and shot him twice.

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web search NEUTRAL — Malik Chandler, an Ohio father, pretended to be his 11-year-old daughter on TikTok to lure her alleged rapist to his home, where he shot him twice. Published on: Aug 5, 2026, 10:39:39 IST.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-mal…

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web search NEUTRAL — Malik Chandler, 31, is accused of shooting 20-year-old Diego Montoya Gonzalez twice during a confrontation at Chandler's Grove City home in July. The case has drawn intense attention because Chandler …
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ohio-father-charged-confronting-al…

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web search NEUTRAL — An Ohio dad allegedly used his daughter’s TikTok account to lure the man accused of sexually assaulting her—then shot him twice. Now both face separate criminal cases, igniting a national debate over …
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/dad-allegedly-used-daughter…

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Claim 7: “Prosecutors allege they found several videos on his phone showing the sexual abuse of children — including one clip of an infant or toddler.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of 'Prosecutor' and 'Two Prosecutors' (a film), which do not provide any factual information regarding the specific case of Diego Montoya Gonzalez.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree and are recognised as suitable legal professionals by the court in which they are acting. This may mean they have been admitted to the bar or…
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web search NEUTRAL — The website's critical consensus states: "Anchored by Sergei Loznitsa's impeccable staging and Aleksandr Kuznetsov's haunting performance, Two Prosecutors delivers its chilling portrait of bureaucrati…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 5, 2025 · Prosecutors are attorneys who represent the government—whether at the local, state, or federal level—in criminal cases brought against individuals or entities accused of violating the la…
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Claim 8: “the 11-year-old’s mother discovered a video on their daughter’s phone that showed him sexually assaulting the girl at their Grove City, Ohio home”

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While the general context of the case is corroborated, the specific evidence provided for this claim consists of generic video platform links (Vimeo, Google Videos) and irrelevant Wikipedia entries. No specific news source in the provided evidence explicitly describes the mother finding a video on the phone in Grove City.

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Claim 9: “Diego Montoya Gonzalez, 20, was shot by dad Malik Chandler, 31, in July”

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Web search results consistently identify the shooter as 31-year-old Malik Chandler and the victim as 20-year-old Diego Montoya Gonzalez, with the event occurring in July.

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