Loon Lake man faces child luring, porn charges

After a tip from concerned grandparents, a 26-year-old man faces several charges for child luring and child pornography.

The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) received a tip on Jan. 16, that a 10-year-old boy was being sexually lured through a popular social media application.

The subsequent investigation identified a suspect and a location in Saskatoon where he was temporarily residing.

On Jan. 22, members of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) and SPS executed a search warrant at the Saskatoon location. They arrested Steven Joseph Lasas and seized his mobile device.

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The Loon Lake man faces charges for making and possessing child pornography, two charges for luring a child, and one for obtaining for consideration the sexual services of a person under 18.

He is remanded and will appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Jan. 23.