THE dad wrongly accused of being a creep on Facebook — and the woman who posted his photo — have met face to face in the final chapter of the sorry saga.

And he has delivered a blunt warning to people using social media to think twice before they post rumours, “because the next person may not be as forgiving as me”.

The mum responsible for the worldwide media storm wanted to meet the “daggy dad” in person to apologise.

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The pair met up at an undisclosed venue in Knox today, without a camera or journalist in sight.

The storm erupted more than a week ago when the woman posted a picture of the man on Facebook, wrongly accusing him of taking photos of her children at a store in Knox Westfield.

media_camera The woman’s post.

The post was shared thousands of times before police confirmed the man was innocent, only taking pictures of himself in front of a Star Wars display.

The dad has forgiven her and won’t be taking any further action against her in the saga that he says has served as a learning curve for social media users across the world.

The mum posted a photo of the dad while he was taking a selfie at a Star Wars disaply in Westfield Knox.

The man told Knox Leader the woman had apologised for her actions at the meeting, and he had forgiven her.

“She explained to me the circumstances behind her posting the photo and I explained the impact it had had on me, my family, my children, and my work.”

He said the woman understood the amount of pain her post had caused, and he in turn understood the trauma it had caused her.

“She acknowledged what she did was wrong, and she should have left the information with police which is the proper authority to investigate any suspicious behaviour,” the dad said.

“At the conclusion I accepted her apology and told her I had no ill will or malice towards her and I totally forgave her.”

The man said he would not take any legal action against the woman, despite legal professionals and others urging him to.

“People might think why didn’t I sue and teach her a lesson.

“Well I think the lesson was not just for her, it’s about the tens of thousands of other people who also should be heeding the message and that lesson (of making sure what they share on social media is legitimate), so I don’t want to put the culpability on her alone.”

He encouraged people to check their facts before they spread a vicious rumour online.

“Because the next person may not be anywhere near as forgiving,” the dad said.

“And the next person may not be as resilient as I have been because of the strength of my family and friends, they may be more vulnerable and it may be a different outcome for that particular person.”