Oshawa man, 60, accused of child luring and child pornography offences
The man allegedly met what he believed to be a 12-year-old girl online and tried to meet up with her for sex
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An Oshawa man faces child porn charges after allegedly trying to lure a young girl he met online into having sex.
Durham Regional Police say Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit officers began investigating on June 2 after receiving information that a man may be involved in child pornography and child luring.
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“The (man) had sexually explicit conversations and sent explicit photos to what he believed to be a 12-year-old female using the social media platform Meet24 with the user name Robert,” police alleged in a statement released Wednesday.
Police claim the man also “attempted to arrange a meeting with the female so they could engage in sexual acts.”
ICE Unit investigators subsequently identified a suspect and arrested him at his Oshawa home on Wednesday.
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Randall Robert Vipond, 60, is charged with possession of child pornography, make available child pornography, make sexually explicit material available to a person under 18, make sexually explicit material available to a person under 16, luring a person under 16 to facilitate sexual assault, luring a person under 16 to facilitate sexual interference, and luring for the purpose of making child pornography.
The accused was held for a bail hearing.
Investigators have released an image of the accused because they are concerned about the possibility of other alleged victims.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call the Internet Child Exploitation Unit at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 3872, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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