A 27-year-old resident of Killaloe faces criminal charges after a child exploitation investigation.
Upper Ottawa Valley OPP said in a media release that police units executed a search warrant on July 30 at a Killaloe residence.
OPP said criminal offences include: Abduction of a person under 14 take or entice; luring a person under 14 by means of telecommunication; luring a person under 18 by means of telecommunication; luring a person under 16 by means of telecommunication; make sexually explicit material available to a person under 14; two counts of extortion; two counts of sexual assault on a person under 16; sexual interference; invitation to sexual touching under 16; makes, prints, publishes or possess for the purpose of publication any child pornography; import, distributes, sells or possess for the purpose of distribution or sale any child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography.
Police say the accused was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke.
The accused is not being named to protect the identity of the victims.
OPP said they will continue to identify and pursue individuals who use technology to exploit children. Parents are reminded to take a proactive approach to help protect their children from online sexual exploitation by educating their children on internet safety. Parents can find resources at: cybertip.ca or protectchildren.ca.
Anyone with information on this investigation or online child exploitation is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
