Volunteer with youth organization facing child luring charges

EDMONTON – A 28-year-old man, who volunteered for a youth organization, is facing child luring charges in connection with an alleged incident from July 2013.

Ryan Hammermeister has been charged with luring a child (to make pornography), luring a child (to commit a sexual assault), sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching.

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It was reported that the accused, who volunteered for a youth organization, began sexual texting with a 12-year-old girl from the same organization in early 2013.

It is also alleged that in July 2013, Hammermeister sexually assaulted the girl at her parent’s home.

Police say they were contacted by the girl’s father in November, after he discovered sexually-related content on his daughter’s cell phone.

Hammermeister has been arrested by police.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Child Protection Section continues to investigate and is asking witnesses and other complainants to contact police at (780) 423-4567.