Investigation into attempts to lure child online leads to charges for Oshawa man
Published July 10, 2024 at 6:34 pm
A 60-year-old Oshawa man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into child pornography and attempts to allegedly lure a 12-year-old girl to perform sexual acts.
Members of the Durham Regional Police’s Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit launched an investigation after receiving information on June 2, 2024 that a man had sent explicit photos to what he believed was a 12-year-old girl using the social media platform “Meet24” with the username “Robert”.
“The suspect attempted to arrange a meeting with the female so they could engage in sexual acts,” said investigators.
Durham police would arrest a 60-year-old Oshawa man at his residence on Wednesday (July 10).
The man has been charged with:
- Possession of child pornography
- Make available child pornography
- Make sexually explicit material available to a person under 18
- Make sexually explicit material available to a person under 16
- Luring a person under 16 to facilitate sexual assault
- Luring a person under 16 to facilitate sexual interference
- Luring for the purpose of making child pornography
The 60-year-old male was held for a bail hearing.
Police believe there may be other victims.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective/Constable Tyrell at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 3872. To provide information anonymously, contact Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visit online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.
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