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Bruce County child luring investigation leads to arrest of Peterborough man: OPP

South Bruce OPP arrested a Peterborough man following a child luring investigation. JOH

An investigation north of London, Ont., has led to the arrest of a Peterborough man on child pornography and child luring charges.

South Bruce OPP say they launched an investigation in Huron-Kinloss Township in Bruce County after the man allegedly used a social media site to request a sexually explicit photo of a teenage girl.

OPP arrested a 29-year-old man from Peterborough, Ont., on Wednesday.

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He was charged with possession of child pornography and three counts of luring a person under the age of 16 by means of telecommunciations.

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He was taken into custody and later made a court appearance.

OPP say the man’s name is not being released due to a court-ordered publication ban.

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