VERNON – A judge has sentenced a Vernon man to jail time for attempting to lure a child over the internet.
Stewart Kerr was arrested in August 2013 at a restaurant where he believed he was meeting with a child. Instead, he was met by the Mounties.
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Kerr, in his 50’s, had been communicating online with someone he thought was a young boy but who was a RCMP officer.
He was sentenced to nine months jail followed by three years probation.
Kerr must also submit a DNA sample.
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