Malik Chandler, Grove City, Ohio father poses as 11-year-old daughter on TikTok, luring her alleged sex abuser to home and shooting him. Predator is indicted on five counts as dad is charged with felony assault.
An Ohio father pretended to be his 11-year-old daughter on TikTok so he could lure her alleged r*pist to his home — where he shot him twice.
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.
The next day, Chandler pretended to be his daughter on TikTok to get Montoya Gonzalez back to their home where he shot him twice, WBNS reported.
Grove City dad admitted originally intending to just beat alleged abuser only to then shoot him
The dad told investigators he intended to just beat up Montoya Gonzalez, hold him there and then call police — instead alleging that he thought he saw the man reach for a gun in his pocket and in turn reaching for his own gun off the the counter and opening fire.
Responding cops arrived at the home to find Montoya Gonzalez sitting in a chair with two gunshot wounds. He was transported to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, according to WHIO.
The incident comes after officers had responded the previous night to the same home to investigate allegations that a young child had been sexually assaulted.
The episode led to Chandler being charged with felony assault, with bond set at $100,000.
Grove City dad prior criminal history as alleged abuser pleads not guilty during court hearing
Montoya Gonzalez was indicted on five counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, two counts of rape and one count of obstructing official business, according to court records.
He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, WBNS reported.
Prosecutors allege they found several videos on his phone showing the sexual abuse of children — including one clip of an infant or toddler.
A judge set a $20,000 recognizance bond and a $50,000 cash bond, WBNS reported.
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.
Of note, court records show Chandler being charged in 2021 with strangling his live-in girlfriend until she lost consciousness, only for the case to be later dismissed. In 2017, he was convicted of attempted breaking and entering, a misdemeanor offense, meaning he was still legally allowed to possess a firearm under Ohio law.
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