A St. Catharines man has been charged with youngster luring after police acquired a tip from Simcoe Muskoka Household Connexions.
Huronia West OPP started an investigation Oct. 26, when somebody from the kid and youth providers company “became aware of a youth being lured over the internet by an adult,” police mentioned in a information launch.
“During the online interactions, investigations discovered numerous messages of (a) sexual nature being sent by the accused to the youth.”
On Tuesday, a search warrant was executed in St. Catharines and digital gadgets had been seized.
Thomas Brown, 52, has been charged with three counts of luring an individual underneath 16 years of age via telecommunication and two counts of failure to adjust to prohibition relating to youngsters.
The accused is being held in custody pending a court docket look.
