Irate West Bank Demerara residents inflicted a beating on a man who allegedly sodomised a teenaged boy whom he had paid $500 to have sex with.
Reports state that the culprit was caught red-handed performing the sex act on the lad in a toilet.
Other residents soundly beat him before handing him over to ranks at the Wales Police Station.
The alleged victim was taken to a hospital for a medical examination.
Investigations are continuing.