A 44-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested on Thursday and charged with luring, sexual assault, sexual interference and child pornography offences.
Saskatoon police began investigating the offences on Dec. 22.
A search warrant was executed by the Saskatchewan internet child exploitation (ICE) unit on Jan. 5, resulting in the arrest of Jeric Villareal Mendoza. He has been charged with:
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- sexual assault
- sexual interference
- accessing child pornography
- Possession of child pornography
- luring a child
- making child pornography
Mendoza will be held in custody until a court appearance on Jan. 10.
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