Ontario man charged after asking dozens of underage girls for ‘intimate photos’ on Snapchat | CBC News
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A Brantford, Ont., man has been charged for trying to get dozens of underage girls to send him intimate photos of themselves, according to local, provincial and U.S. law enforcement.
Police say the man used Snapchat to speak with 22 girls and investigation is ongoing
A Brantford, Ont., man has been charged for trying to get dozens of underage girls to send him “intimate photos” of themselves, according to local, provincial and U.S. law enforcement.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a Tuesday media release the investigation started in early August after the Oklahoma Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force contacted Brantford police about a man using Snapchat to contact a young girl.
Brantford police say officers identified another 21 girls who the accused tried to threaten and extort into sharing the inappropriate pictures.
The exact age of the girls is unclear.
On Sept. 6, local and provincial police executed a search warrant at a home and later charged the man with numerous charges including:
- Three counts of extortion.
- Four counts of child luring.
- Three counts of making child pornography.
- Possession of child pornography.
- Three counts of invitation to sexual touching.
Police say the name of the man can’t be released because of a court-imposed publication ban.
“Investigators anticipate additional charges may be laid and that there could be additional victims,” OPP said in the media release.
“Many victims of child sexual abuse are so young that they cannot tell their story. Every time an image or video depicting that abuse is shared, that child is re-victimized.”
Police said the families of the girls are getting support.
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