An Alberta attorney has been charged with several child sexual exploitation offences after allegedly sexting with pre-teens and teenagers on social media.
Jordan Randall Bonner, 46, is a criminal defence lawyer in Calgary who appears to be self-employed. Bonner has been a practicing member of the Law Society of Alberta since 2009 and is also a member of the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association (CDLA).
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) alleges the accused engaged in sexually explicit text chats with multiple youth and shared child sexual exploitation materials, formerly referred to as child pornography.
The alleged offences took place in December 2025, ALERT said, according to an investigative referral shared by the RCMP’s National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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The victims were between 11 and 15 years old.
Investigators allege the accused communicated with them via Snapchat under these three usernames: jrcbonner, whydoyoucare197 and daddysboi10.
Bonner was arrested on April 30 by ALERT’s internet child exploitation (ICE) unit and the Calgary Police Service. His home and law office in that city were searched.
ALERT says the investigation is ongoing and ICE is completing forensic analysis on the computers and electronic devices that were seized.
As that work takes place, ICE is looking to identify potential victims and is encouraging anyone with information about this case to come forward and contact police.
Bonner has been charged with:
- Toronto police seek 4 suspects in connection with armed robbery of $1M in jewels
- Montreal lawyer denied bail on child luring, sexual assault charges
- Toronto man accused of murdering neighbour over bbq smoke takes the stand
- Quebec City-area man arrested in terrorism investigation, released with conditions
- Child luring
- Making child sexual abuse materials available to a child
- Making child sexual abuse materials
- Distributing child sexual abuse materials
- Possessing child sexual abuse materials
- Accessing child sexual abuse materials
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Careless storage of a firearm
In an unrelated matter, Bonner was also charged late last year with allegedly harassing a Calgary police officer who had been investigating him.
In November of 2024, Calgary police asked the RCMP to investigate a possible criminal harassment and intimidation situation in which a CPS officer was the victim.
Police said the accused had previously been the subject of an investigation by Calgary police. Following this investigation, RCMP said the accused turned to defamatory, anti-law enforcement online content against Calgary police and the lead investigator in the matter.
“He continued to post online content, which evolved into threats and stalking behaviours against the officer,” RCMP said in a news release.
Bonner was arrested on Nov. 19, 2025, charged with criminal harassment and released. That criminal case is ongoing.
After being arrested again last week by ALERT, Bonner was released from custody. His next scheduled court appearance is May 7.
Anyone with information about the child sexual exploitation investigation is encouraged to contact local police or Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-TIPS).
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