London, Ont. man arrested for sexually-based offences following joint investigation
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A 31-year-old man from London is facing a slew of criminal charges including child pornography, sexual assault and voyeurism following a joint investigation between law enforcement in London and Alberta.
A 31-year-old man from London is facing a slew of criminal charges including child pornography, sexual assault and voyeurism following a joint investigation between law enforcement in London and Alberta.
According to a press release from the London Police Service (LPS), members of the LPS Internet Child Exploation Unit (ICE), with assistance from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) engaged in a months-long criminal investigation.
On Aug. 18, a man began an online conversation with a female who identified herself as a 13-year-old girl. Police say the man engaged in graphic sexual conversation, which continued for more than a month.
London police were later contacted by ALERT regarding the online conversations.
On Sept. 23, members of the LPS ICE Unit and the Digital Forensic Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Adelaide Street North and arrested a male suspect.
Police say computer devices were seized.
Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 25, a 31-year-old man from London has been charged with the following offences for his alleged involvement:
