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Surveillance video shows the moment a transgender sex offender attempted to kidnap a young boy during recess at his elementary school.
Solomon Galligan, 33, was caught on camera walking onto a field at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado around 2:20 pm April 22, according to an affidavit from the Aurora Police.
In the surveillance footage, Galligan is seen walking up to the children in the field before running away from him after he tried grabbing them and lunging at another.
Parents were shown the footage for the first time at a meeting on Monday and their reaction was predictably shocked.
Dante White said: 'We hope that children embellish a little bit, but the footage there showed exactly what was stated. It was hard. It was really hard.'
Surveillance video shows the moment a transgender sex offender attempted to kidnap a young boy during recess at his elementary school
Solomon Galligan, 33, was caught on camera walking onto a field at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado around 2:20 pm April 22, according to an affidavit from the Aurora Police
When Galligan stumbled over a white blanket he was carrying, the child managed to escape. As per the affidavit, he stood up and proceeded towards the youngster.
White says the school has apologized for its failure in in the incident after he and other families watched the video. The next step is going to be vital.
'We've prescribed a couple of items that we wanted done,' said White. 'We want an independent investigation of it, we want people put on administrative leave, we want people fired.'
They're also asking for more safety training, more fencing around the school and more surveillance equipment, according to CBS News.
'This is something that you fear as a parent. They're in the custody of adults that are supposed to be trained
