A Toronto man earlier charged with luring and sexual assault charges for allegedly taking two Guelph teens to a hotel for sex is now also facing child pornography charges, Guelph police report.
On Feb. 1, two 13-year-old girls were reported missing to Guelph police. The two minors were located by officers and the Guelph Police Human Trafficking Unit began an investigation as the girls reported they had been taken to a local hotel by an adult male. The parties had met through a social media platform.
On Feb. 12, a 22-year-old Toronto man was arrested for two counts each of luring, sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching. He was later released on bail.
Following his arrest, police seized the man’s phone and later obtained a search warrant to examine it. As a result of that examination, he has now additionally been charged with two counts each of making and possessing child pornography.
