A 27-year-old male with affiliations with at least one educational institution in the Quebec area and in sports was arrested in connection with solicitation, possession of child pornography and voyeurism. According to the police, he could have made up to 18 minor victims.
The Quebec Police Service (SPVQ) arrested the suspect, who is from Quebec, on Thursday. Taken into custody, he has to appear in court on Friday.
According to SPVQ, the investigation began on February 21 after a victim filed a complaint, which “quickly led investigators to uncover a total of 18 potential underage victims.”
The police department states that “the suspect in this case had professional affiliations with at least one educational institution in the Quebec region, as well as various football sports associations.”
He allegedly used a social networking app to commit the alleged baiting offences.
The Sexual Exploitation of Minors (ESM) Unit worked with the Youth Intervention and Prevention Unit and investigators from the Serious Crimes Module to shed light on the case.
“This effective mobilization of resources is a testament to the importance that the SPVQ places on reporting child sexual exploitation in order to secure and protect victims,” the SPVQ said.
“We remind each alleged victim that it is important to make a complaint by contacting us, whether the events are recent or not. We pledge to support any denunciation of decoys, as in all files we keep,” the police insist in their press release.
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