A Peterborough, Ont. man is facing charges after police allege he breached orders not to have contact with youth.
Peterborough Police Service say on Jan. 29 they received information that the man was allegedly breaching court-ordered conditions to not have any contact or communication by any means with persons under 16 years of age.
On Jan. 30 officers located the suspect in the area of Monaghan and Parkhill roads where he was arrested.
Christopher Adam Hardy, 38, was arrested and charged with failure to comply with prohibition regarding children and failure to comply with a probation order.
He appeared in court in Peterborough on Jan. 31 where the additional charges were read, police said.
Police noted in its release on the incident that the service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet, a project funded by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.