Police say originally on April 12th, 2016 Members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit arrested 19 year old Hunter ROBERTS of Grimsby and subsequently charged him with 3 Criminal Offences:

 

  1. Lure a child under 18 years of age for the purpose of facilitating the commission of an offence under subsection 163.1 Criminal Code of Canada (Make Child Pornography) contrary to section 172.1(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada.
  2. Lure a child under 16 years of age for the purpose of facilitating the commission of an offence under subsection 152 Criminal Code of Canada (Invitation to Sexual Touching) contrary to section 172.1(1)(b) Criminal Code of Canada.
  3. Expose Genital Organs, for a sexual purpose, to a child under 16 years of age contrary to section 173(2) Criminal Code of Canada.

Now, as members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit continued with this investigation evidence of additional offences became apparent. As such on June 30th, 2016 the accused, Hunter ROBERTS was charged with the following additional offences; Possession of Child Pornography contrary to section 163.1(4) Criminal Code of Canada and an additional count of Lure a child under 18 years of age for the purpose of facilitating the commission of an offence under subsection 163.1 Criminal Code of Canada (Make Child Pornography) contrary to section 172.1(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada.

It is requested that members of the public who have engaged in on-line communication or who have met with Mr. ROBERTS as a result of on-line communication contact Investigators assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation Unit at 1-905-688-4111 extension 4436.

The Niagara Regional Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the internet and conducts investigations into Internet Child Exploitation Offences in partnership with numerous Ontario Police Services. This investigative initiative has been made possible with financial assistance from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Members of the public can report suspicious Internet activities relating to child exploitation to the Niagara Regional Police Service, or online at www.cybertip.ca. Internet safety tips for parents, children and Internet users are also available on the Cybertip website.

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