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Sexual assault charges laid after girl lured over Internet

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life On April 2 Greater Sudbury Police Service received a sexual assault complaint from a 14-year-old girl.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life

On April 2 Greater Sudbury Police Service received a sexual assault complaint from a 14-year-old girl.  The youth had met a 24-year-old man on the Internet and after chatting online for a period of time, they met in person.

The accused male drove the girl to an isolated area and the two engaged in a sexual act.

After a combined investigation by the Greater Sudbury Police Service Criminal Investigation Division and the Cyber Crime Unit, a Criminal Code search warrant was executed at a Sudbury area home.

The accused was arrested and two computers and other associated items were seized. He has been charged with the following offences;

1.Sexual Assault
2.Invitation to Sexual Touching
3.Sexual Interference
4.Internet Luring
5.Breach of Probation

The male was scheduled to attend Video Bail court on April 10.


The Greater Sudbury Police Service Cyber Crime Unit is part of the Ontario Provincial Strategy - Internet Crimes against Children which has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Ministry of the Attorney General