B.C. man charged in connection with child luring investigation in region
Posted Feb 3, 2022 02:12:50 PM.
NEWS RELEASE
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE
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Members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service's Cybercrime – Internet and Child Exploitation Unit have arrested a male in connection to a lengthy investigation involving child luring.
In the fall of 2020, the Waterloo Regional Police Service, with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police, commenced an investigation into the luring of a female youth from Brant County and a female youth from Waterloo Region.
In December 2021, a male suspect was identified, and a Canada-wide warrant was issued for the suspect. Investigators worked with the Victoria Police Department and Correctional Service Canada to arrange to have the male returned to Ontario from British Columbia to face charges.
In February 2022, the male was returned to Ontario and arrested by members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service.
The accused, a 30-year-old Victoria, BC male, was charged with the following offences:
– Two counts of Luring a Child
– Making Child Pornography
– Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child
– Invitation to Sexual Touching
The male was held in police custody for a bail hearing.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service would like to thank the Ontario Provincial Police, Victoria Police Department, and the Correctional Service of Canada for their assistance in this investigation.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service is a member of the Ontario Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet. This project has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.
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