Street Sweeperz TV: Vigilante group behind viral UGA professor video tells their story

Left to right: Blaine Haynes, Angelus Pereira, Lady Denee and Amar Mollon stand by a storefront on March 29, 2026. All four are active members of the online civilian-led safety group Street Sweeperz TV. (Photo/Isabella De La Sierra)

Street Sweeperz TV, an online vigilante group dedicated to protecting Athens youth, is in the spotlight following a viral confrontation on the University of Georgia campus during class with a former professor, who later fled the country, for alleged inappropriate online conduct with a minor. 

Angelus “Godzillah” Pereira, an Athens-Clarke County resident, founded Street Sweeperz TV to protect his community's youth.

This viral group with over 20,000 followers on Instagram said they work to raise awareness in Athens-Clarke County about predatory behavior towards children and vulnerable people online. 

“It was really just about letting the community know,” Pereira said.

Lady Denee, a local entrepreneur in Athens who works with Street Sweeperz TV, said she believes their mission is important for stopping repeat offenders. 

“I’m hoping that the people that we did confront, I think it was upwards of 30 people…hopefully they’re reluctant to continue to do what they’ve done,” Denee said. 

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's most recent bi-monthly report, there are 130 registered sex offenders in Athens-Clarke County. If all alleged predators Street Sweeperz TV confronted were charged, that would be a roughly 23% increase in the sex offender registry in Athens-Clarke County. 

Amar Mollon and Angelus Pereira stand in front of a storefront on March 29, 2026. Mollon is a member of Pereira's organization, Street Sweeperz TV. (Photo/Isabella De La Sierra)

“How many people really check that registry?” said Amar Mollon, a member of Street Sweeperz TV and the Georgia National Guard. “It’s like Scooby-Doo, when they take off the mask, it’s another human being. It’s everyday people.” 

Some in the community, like Aadit Shah, a UGA freshman finance major, say they feel safer with Street Sweeperz TV stepping forward.

“Now that we know that people are taking charge to help sort out what’s going on, it’s a comforting feeling,” Shah said.

Commenters online echoed their support for Street Sweeperz TV’s public confrontations in the comments on their Instagram page. 

One user commented on Instagram, “I think it’s disgusting but I love how this guy exposes him and I’ve been spreading it everywhere that people can see it too.” 

Each post averages 1,500 likes, or 13.3% of their total following. 

Lady Denee and Blaine Haynes pose in front of a storefront on March 29, 2026. Both Denee and Haynes are members of the online civilian-led safety group Street Sweeperz TV. (Photo/Isabella De La Sierra)

“They’re doing it not only for the protection of their citizens, but also for those content reasons,” Shah said. “And so, like, they’re also monetizing off of that. So, like, if there’s funding issues and the community can get behind that, that would be perfect. But as it is right now, they’re also getting funding from the content that they upload due to what they do.” 

However, Street Sweeperz TV is not monetized on any platform, meaning they don’t make any money from the posts and videos on their pages. 

According to Pereira, the expenses necessary to make videos, gather information and confront predators are out-of-pocket costs for the Street Sweeperz, most of whom have day jobs. 

Due to the recent uptick in viewership stemming from the viral confrontation between Street Sweeperz TV and a former UGA professor, Pereira and his team have received a large number of potential leads from the community; however, the resources needed to properly investigate these claims are hard to fund. 

“You know a car doesn’t run on air, and I’ve been putting the gas in the car financially for the past six months, and we do get support sometimes, and we do get donations sometimes but it’s just not enough,” Pereira said. 

Street Sweeperz TV cannot continue to look out for their fellow Athens-Clarke County residents, despite their passion for protecting vulnerable Athenians, without further community engagement and support. 

“To the pedophiles, anything you do in this life, you’re gonna pay for that,” Pereira said. “Even the rich people, the billionaires, the institutions, the colleges, law enforcement, everybody.”

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Budget Line: Street Sweeperz TV is an online civilian-led safety group dedicated to protecting children and vulnerable people in Athens-Clarke County. Civilian-led safety efforts are changing how residents protect their communities and feel safe within them. Street Sweeperz TV went over their operation, mission and goals in a profile. 

Why I wrote this story: I wrote this story to align with my current beat (as of Spring 2026), criminal justice and public safety. While writing my story there was current buzz around an incident that occurred on campus. Street Sweeperz TV confronted a now-former UGA professor during class time on campus regarding his alleged inappropriate behavior with a minor online. I wanted to look closer at this group and how they (and other groups like them) operate within the Athens-Clarke County area to protect their communities.