Police in central Alberta have charged a 24-year-old man in connection to the alleged luring and sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy.
RCMP in the town of Innisfail launched an investigation on Aug. 18. Innisfail is located approximately 120 kilometres north of Calgary.
Nathan Pixley is charged with a handful of offences, including:
• Sexual assault
• Distributing sexually explicit material to a child
• Luring a person under 16 years by means of telecommunication
• Sexual interference
• Invitation to sexual touching
• Failing to comply with a probation order
“There was no connection between Pixley and the victim outside of social media,” RCMP said in a Friday news release.
Pixley has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in Red Deer Provincial Court on Sept. 14.
Anyone with information is asked to call Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342 or contact Crime Stoppers.