44-year-old Saskatoon man charged with child luring, sexual assault

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:

• 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.