A Peterborough man is facing child luring charges following what police say was a lengthy online investigation.
Details on the investigation were not provided, however, it led to the arrest of a man on Thursday.
Justin Lavecque, 28, of Peterborough was arrested and charged with three counts of luring a child under 16 years old and one count of making sexually explicit material available to a child under 16 years old.
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The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to appear on Thursday, police said.
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