Three men who were lured to various locations in Chilliwack by ‘superheroes’ hoping ‘to catch a predator’, have now been charged with child luring.
The story made national headlines late last year when Chilliwack RCMP found out some local youth and young adults were using the Internet and portraying themselves as a 15-year-old girl to lure adult men for the purpose of having sex.
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The youth and young adults would then show up at the location dressed as superheroes.
“I want to emphasize that the RCMP discourages this type of activity,” said Cpl. Tammy Hollingsworth of the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP. “We understand that the males involved had good intentions, but it can be challenging even for trained police officers to properly gather evidence in such a way that suspects can be charged. And significantly, the males put themselves and other members of the public at risk by engaging in this type of activity, and that is never a good thing.”
As a result of the investigation, Andrew Karl Westerberg, 24, of Abbotsford, Todd Michael Paice, 48, of Chilliwack, and Kevin Robert Gill, 36, of Chilliwack, have all been charged under section 172 of the Criminal Code of Canada.
The child luring investigation is now completed, and the RCMP does not anticipate any further charges in this matter.
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