A 68-year-old bus driver has been charged with child luring and child pornography offences, after police say he met a teenage girl through his employment with the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Erie, Ont.
Niagara Regional Police executed a search warrant at home in Fort Erie on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation.
Fort Erie resident Kenneth Monrad was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and luring a child under 18 years of age for the purpose of the commission of an offence (making child pornography).
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Police said Monrad knew the girl through his work as a bus driver with the organization and investigators have not ruled out the possibility of more alleged victims.
Monrad has been held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Monday in St. Catharines, Ont.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call Det.-Const. Mike Pataran of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit at (905) 688-4111 extension 4436.
Anonymous information can also be provided through Crime Stoppers of Niagara.
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