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Waterloo Regional Police arrest 2 men after separate luring investigations

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Waterloo Regional Police say two men have been arrested recently following child luring investigations.

Police say a home in Kitchener was raided on June 12 after an investigation started by the OPP child exploitation unit.

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They say they charged a 23-year-old Kitchener man with luring a child and making sexually explicit material available to a child.

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In the second case, police say they were contacted by someone in the U.S. who reported that a man in Waterloo was speaking with kids on a website meant for children to connect.

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Police say a 38-year-old Waterloo man was arrested on June 12 and is facing several charges, including luring a child, two counts of breach of a prohibition order and breach of probation.

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