Child Sexual Exploitation

• Canada’s Crime Severity Index higher in 2023 with increased child exploitation

  The rise in Canada's crime severity index in 2023 was mainly impacted by a 52% increase of police-reported instances of child sexual exploitation.

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  Jul 26
  
• Alberta RCMP officer charged with possessing, distributing child porn

  A 33-year-old constable with the RCMP, stationed at the St. Paul, Alta., detachment, was arrested and charged with child sexual exploitation offences. 

  Crime

  Apr 26
  
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• Lethbridge man arrested in connection with child luring investigation involving Winnipeg girl

  A Lethbridge man is facing several charges related to a child sexual exploitation investigation involving an underage girl from Winnipeg.

  Crime

  Feb 1
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• Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

  In Quebec, police say 26 suspects — all male, ranging in age from 17 to 84 years old — were arrested across the province between Nov. 27 and 30.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2023
• Fergus man charged in OPP child sexual exploitation investigation

  The four-day child exploitation investigation involved several police organizations across Ontario resulting in 10 arrests and 55 devices seized.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2023
• London, Ont. man charged in online child exploitation investigation

  The 51-year-old Londoner is charged with luring a child to facilitate the offence of sexual assault and luring a child to facilitate the offence of sexual interference.

  Crime

  Jul 7, 2023
• Alberta child pornography investigation unearths nearly 1 million photos and videos, 8 arrested

  Seven Calgarians and one person from Coalhurst face charges following a three-month investigation into online child exploitation that saw the seizure of dozens of computers.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2023
• Edmonton man charged with sexually exploiting, trafficking ‘at least 2 teen girls’

  Through the investigation, police also identified two additional underage girls who were being lured into the sex trade.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2023
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• Men from Guelph, Waterloo Region among those arrested in Project Maverick

  Four men from Cambridge, one from Kitchener man and one from Guelph are facing charges after an Ontario-wide investigation into child sex exploitation.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2022
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• 4 Peterborough and area men among 107 arrested for child sexual exploitation in October

  The OPP and 27 policing partners — including the Peterborough Police Service — conducted 277 investigations and arrested 107 individuals in October.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2022