Police (north bay)A 19 year old North Bay man is facing child luring charges after a city police investigation.

It’s alleged a man communicated online with a 13 year old girl for a week in March.

A search warrant was executed Tuesday with a cell phone seized.

Paul Gilles Lalonde is charged with three counts of child luring, relating to invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference and child pornography, along with one count of making sexually explicit material available to a child.

The investigation continues.

Police say anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Constable Jason Long of the North Bay Police Service at 705-497-5586.

For those who wish to remain anonymous, there are three ways to contact Near North Crime Stoppers. Call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), text the word “Nipper” plus tip information to CRIMES (274637), or submit a tip online at nearnorthcrimestoppers.com.

Online luring: Resource materials for parents and guardians

North Bay Police encourage parents and guardians to visit the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (protectchildren.ca) which offers excellent educational resources, such as the brochure Parenting Tweens and Teens in the Digital World: Online Luring. What Every Parent Needs to Know. Police also encourage parents and guardians to sign up for Cybertip.ca alerts – a notification system that offers vital information to the public concerning technology trends and new resources designed to increase children’s and teens’ personal safety. Visit Cybertip.ca to sign up today.

 

 

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