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Ontario man charged with child luring, exposing himself to children

Jeremy Cohn/Global News

A 19-year-old Grimsby, Ont., man has been charged with child luring and exposing himself to children and police are looking to speak with anyone who may have spoken to him online.

Niagara Regional police said Hunter Roberts was charged Tuesday with luring children under the age of 18 and 16 for the purpose of facilitating the commission of an offence, in addition to exposing his genitals for a sexual purpose to a child under 16 years of age.

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Roberts is being held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Wednesday at a St. Catharines courthouse. The investigation into the allegations is ongoing.

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Police are asking anyone who has engaged in online communications with Roberts or who have met him online to contact investigators.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Niagara police Internet Child Exploitation Unit at 1-905-688-4111, ext. 4436.

Suspicious internet activities relating to child exploitation can also be reported to the Niagara Regional Police Service, or online at http://www.cybertip.ca.

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