Ottawa man charged with child luring, pornography

An Ottawa man is facing child pornography charges following an investigation into alleged child luring, police say.

A 33-year-old was charged Thursday with luring a person under the age of 18 through telecommunication, making child pornography, possessing child pornography and sending sexually explicit material to a person under the age of 18.

The investigation was initiated by the Waterloo Regional Police Service in December 2023, said the Ottawa Police Service in a Friday morning news release.

The man was arrested Thursday at a residence in Ottawa'seast end, according to police, and isscheduled to appear in court Friday.

Police say he used the following screen names:alexdagodd, alexfitness223, localtrapp3rr.

Investigators are warning the public there may be other victims and are asking people to contact the force's internet child exploitation unitshould they have information.