Winnipeg Police Service has arrested and charged a 29-year-old male after receiving a complaint that he was allegedly in contact online with a child under the age of 14.
On June 25, 2020, officers from the WPS Internet Child Exploitation Unit began an investigation for using the internet to lure a child.
Police say the suspect was posing as a 14-year-old boy and had been in contact with the child for over a month.
Officers conducted an undercover investigation and arrested the suspect on July 14, 2020.
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Kenneth Dale Emerson from Winnipeg has been charged for his alleged involvement with two counts of Adult Luring a Person Under 16 Years od Age by Means of Telecommunication.
He was released on a recognizance pending trial.
© News4.ca 2020
