A 29-year-old man has been charged with sexual offences involving a young person following a investigation that began at the end of August, Temiskaming OPP say.
According to police, the alleged incidents occurred from 2017 to 2018 by means of telecommunication in Armstrong, Ont.
As a result of the investigation, Thomas Lees, 29, from Toronto, was charged with luring a person under 16 by means of telecommunication, luring a person under 18 by means of telecommunication, invitation to sexual touching under 16 years of age, sexual exploitation, transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under 16, transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under 18 and accessing child pornography, police say.
According to Temiskaming OPP Const. Alexandra Jackson, Lees is originally from the U.K. His last address was in London, U.K., and his address in Ontario was in Toronto, she said.
Now, Lees is required to stay in Ontario because of the court proceedings, according to Jackson.
The accused was released on bail with conditions and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice Oct. 1 in Temiskaming Shores.