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St. Albert cab driver facing child exploitation charges

FILE - In this June 15, 2009 file photo taxi cabs are seen at Tegel Airport in Berlin.
FILE - In this June 15, 2009 file photo taxi cabs are seen at Tegel Airport in Berlin. AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File

A St. Albert cab driver is facing a number of charges related to child exploitation after a lengthy investigation involving several police teams.

St. Albert RCMP said in a release on Friday that a man would allegedly provide rides and gifts and contact teenage girls via his cell phone in an attempt to form a sexual relationship.

Police believe the man allegedly provided rides to other teenagers so there may be other victims.

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Imam Buksh, 68, is facing five charges that include transmitting child pornography, luring a child for a sexual purpose, make arrangement to commit a sexual offence against a child, attempt to commit a sexual assault on a child and counsel to attempt to commit sexual interference.

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Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call the St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700 or the local police department. Information can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

The Internet Child Exploitation Unit from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team assisted in the investigation.

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