A Chatham Resident is one of 36 Men Facing A Total of 128 Criminal Charges after an Ontario-Wide Crackdown online Child Luring and Operation, Say Police.
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A Chatham Resident is one of 36 Men Facing A Total of 128 Criminal Charges after an Ontario-Wide Crackdown online Child Luring and Operation, Say Police.
A man was arredes after trying to meet a child in person, said chatham-kent font, whose internet child exploitation (ICE) unit assisted with multiple investigations in the effort, dubbed project support.
A Chatham Man, 38, Faces included include include Two Counts of Luring a person under 16, Making Child Pornography and Making Sexuelly Explicit Material Available To A Child, Police Said. He cante be identified due to publication ban.
Other accused are from London, Kitchener, The Toronto Area, Niagara Falls Region, Ottawa, Sudbury and One from Abbotsford, BC, Said police. All are men, Ranging in Age from 18 to 73, and one was listed on the National Sex Offender Registry.
During the investigation from March 31 to April 11, Officers Posed as Children in Online Chatrooms and on Social Media Platforms, where they waited for suspects to contact them, provincial police Said in a release. Twenty-one Ontario Police Forces Took leaves.
“Investigators Utilized Undercover Techniques to Access Online Chatrooms and Social Media Applications.. To identify, Locate and Arrest Persons Looking to Sexuelly exploit children,” The Opp Said.
One Suspect Busht Snacks to a Meeting He Thought was with a child, Said police. Another arrived to a similarly arranged encounter with condoms and lubricant.
During the Investigation, Nine Real Victim Were Identified, Police Said. They have been provided support and are safe.
Fifty-one Investigations Are Still Underway, Said Police.
“These highlight results a sobering reality: predators can easy reach children in online space,” oppon. SGT staff. Tim Brown Said in the Release. “We urge parents and guardians to remain vigilant and to talk to your children about staying safe online.
“Just as you would be leave your child alone in a city, don let the them navigate the online world alone,” he added.
Ice Strategy Police Partners have noted a significant Rise in Reports of online child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse Material in recent years, the release Said.
To the up to Keep Children Safe, Visit Protectchildren.ca.
Anyone with information related to child sexual exploitation shout call local police or postponement it to cybertip.ca.
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