Online Child Exploitation

• 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
  
• Online child exploitation surges in B.C. with nearly 5,800 cases this year: RCMP

  If the online exploitation continues at its current rate, the Mounties said 2023 is on track to more than double the number of incidents reported in 2022.

  Crime

  May 9, 2023
  
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• ‘There could be upwards of 100 victims’: More child luring charges laid against Edmonton man

  'We want parents in the Edmonton region to discuss this case with their children to determine if they communicated or met with Mr. Ratnayake,' Shima said. 

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
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• ICE charges 24 Albertans with child pornography in first 3 months of 2021

  A specialized team of officers that investigates online child exploitation in Alberta says they have charged 24 people already in 2021 as they investigate a record number of cases.

  Crime

  Apr 20, 2021
• Whitecourt man facing more sexual assault charges after 8 additional underage victims identified

  Fort Saskatchewan RCMP said Tuesday that after those earlier charges were laid against Kenneth Bardilas, new evidence was found that launched a seven-month police investigation. 

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2021
• Coronavirus pandemic contributed to rise in online child exploitation, Fintrac says

  The anti-money laundering agency is flagging some telltale signs that a financial transaction could be linked to online child sexual exploitation.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2020
• RCMP charge New Brunswick man with child luring

  Police say their investigation began in January 2020 with an investigator posing as a child on an undisclosed online messaging system.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2020
• Mississauga teen charged following FBI, RCMP online child porn investigation

  Peel police say a teen from Mississauga, Ont., is facing child pornography charges after a joint investigation by local police, the RCMP and the FBI.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2020
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• Spike in online child exploitation reports in Alberta ‘likely’ due to COVID-19 isolation measures: ALERT

  In a news release, ALERT said members of ICE speculate that the "rise in the number of investigative referrals" is "likely in part related to digital dependency during COVID-19 isolation measures."

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2020