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A man from Peterborough, Ont., is facing a charge of luring a child following an investigation by police in Durham Region.
Durham Regional Police Service’s internet child exploitation (ICE) unit launched an investigation into the fraud reported on a 13-year-old boy via the messaging app Snapchat.
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Police say the suspect asked the boy for sexually explicit photos.
“Further investigation revealed the possibility of other victims,” ​​police said.
On Monday, ICE investigators arrested Tyler James Croft, 25, of Peterborough. He was accused of enticing a child under the age of 16 to make child pornography.
He was remanded in custody for a bail hearing scheduled in Oshawa.
“Police have concerns that there may be other victims and are asking anyone with information to come forward to investigators,” police said on Tuesday.
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