KAWARTHA LAKES-The Peterborough Police Service-Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) assisted both the Chatham-Kent Police (ICE) Unit and the Ottawa Police Service (ICE) Unit involving child pornography investigations in their jurisdiction.
On September 11, 2020 Chatham-Kent Police and Peel Regional Police executed a search warrant in Chatham in relation to a multi-jurisdiction investigation, which included Peel Regional Police(ICE) and Peterborough Police (ICE) Unit.
Police say the male was communicating online between February 5-August 28, 2020, with a female in the Peterborough area that he believed to be under the age of 16. The same male was also communicating online between July 22-September 11, 2020, with a female in the Peel Region area that he believed to be under the age of 16 according to police.
The 31 year old Chatham man was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Luring a Child under 16 to commit Invitation to Sexual Touching, Attempt to Make Child Pornography and 4 counts of Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to Person under 16.
On September 15, 2020 Ottawa Police Service (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Orleans and digital devices belonging to a male suspect were seized. Jason Laberge, 40 years old of Ottawa was charged with:
- Three counts of luring a child; and
- One count of making sexual explicit material available to a child
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