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CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Ajax, Ont. man charged with child-luring in Hawkesbury
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby An Ajax, Ont. man is facing charges after inappropriate content was allegedly sent to a teenaged girl online in the Hawkesbury area, according to police. Ontario Provincial Police say officers launched a child-luring investigation on July 23 after receiving reports of inappropriate content being sent online. On July 30, officers travelled to Ajax to execute a search warrant and make an arrest. A 28-year-old man is facing charges of luring a person under 16 by means of telecommunication, invitation to sexual touching under 16 years of age, possession of child pornography and transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under 16. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 27.
CBS News
31-07-2025
- CBS News
Miami hair stylist whose worked with Hailey Bieber, Halsey accused of trying to lure teen for sexual conduct, police say
Miami celebrity hair stylist Ryan Pearl was arrested on charges that include trying to lure a child for sexual conduct, police say. He's also has also been charged with traveling to meet a child, harmful electronic transmissions to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and cocaine possession, according to jail records. Pearl, 37, met the 15-year-old girl two years ago when she went to him to have her hair styled, according to the arrest report. Last Saturday, July 26, the teen's mother called the police after she noticed suspicious transactions on her daughter's Apple Wallet account and inappropriate exchanges between Pearl and her daughter on social media, the report said. Detectives took control of the girl's phone and during controlled conversations, they said Pearl made sexual remarks and sent explicit photographs, fully aware he was communicating with a minor. According to the report, Pearl sent the teen pictures of him wearing swim shorts and another of him fully nude on a couch. After receiving the nude snap, the detective portraying the teen, replied "I am very shy please don't, do U care that I am 15? How old R U? Explain things to me, I only know things from my friends when they talk." "You know I am virgin, I've never had sex and I don't know much of it, what if I get pregnant," was another response. According to the report, the undercover detective portraying the teen and Pearl made plans to meet the next day for "sexual activities with the use of condoms." Police said when Pearl arrived at the agreed location on S Bayshore Drive, he was taken into custody. During a search of his car, detectives said they found a baggie of suspected pink cocaine, condoms and vapes. According to "Pearl is responsible for some of the most stunning, vibrant salon hair colors to grace celebrity Instagram selfies and award show red carpet appearances." According to Pearl's Facebook page, he splits his time between working in New York City and at the Ollin Salon in Miami. Earlier this month, Pearl announced that Redken had selected him to be an artistic ambassador. The company noted that he was Hailey Bieber's collaborator. Other celebrity clients include Sophie Turner, Georgia Fowler and Halsey, according to his Instagram account.
CTV News
31-07-2025
- CTV News
Kirkland Lake man charged with two counts of online child luring
An online child sexual exploitation investigation has led to two child luring charges for a 41-year-old suspect from Kirkland Lake. (File) An online child sexual exploitation investigation has led to two child luring charges for a 41-year-old suspect from Kirkland Lake. He was charged by the Ontario Provincial Police's child sexual exploitation unit on July 29. Police executed a search warrant at a residence in the community and seized several electronic devices. Charges include two counts of luring a person under the age of 16. The accused was released from custody following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on Sept. 4. Serious issue 'Child sexual exploitation is a serious issue affecting communities across Ontario,' OPP Det. Staff Sgt. Chris Barkey is quoted as saying in the release. 'Those who seek to harm children are not constrained by jurisdictional boundaries, making it a province-wide concern. Protecting children requires a collective effort-together, we can work to combat this issue and keep children safe from victimization.' Parents are encouraged to protect their children from online sexual exploitation by speaking with them about internet safety. Parents can find resources to help them at or Anyone with any new information online child exploitation may contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. Information can also be reported through
CBC
17-07-2025
- CBC
Halifax-area man admits to taking thousands of pornographic photos of boys
For 16 minutes in a Dartmouth, N.S., courtroom, prosecutor Scott Morrison methodically read out the graphic, heart-wrenching and sickening facts of the case, as family members of two victims listened in the public gallery, one weeping. Robert Edward List, 59, on Thursday pleaded guilty to child pornography and child luring charges, admitting he took at least 18,000 pornographic photos of boys, some as recent as 2023 and others dating back three decades. "There's some extremely dark content that was located on Mr. List's devices," Morrison said outside court. "Certainly all manner of sexual imagery was depicted in what the police located." List was arrested in 2023 after the family of a boy went to police. He was interviewed. Another victim, now an adult, was also interviewed days later, telling police List had taken photos of him when he was a young teenager, beginning in 2006. Officers searched List's Windsor Junction, N.S., home, finding electronic devices containing so much data that last year RCMP said it constituted one of the largest digital evidence seizures in the history of the Nova Scotia unit that investigates cases of child pornography. Photos of a number of boys were found, but most dealt with the two victims who gave interviews to police early on. In all, there were nearly 7,500 photos of one, and more than 10,000 of the other, according to an agreed statement of facts. Police also discovered on a hard drive more than 85,000 child pornography images List didn't take, and more than 8,000 hours of videos. Both victims told officers they did pornographic photo shoots for List, who often required them to wear outfits he provided. A court-imposed ban prohibits publishing details that would identify the two. The photo sessions were done at List's home, but also at other locations, sometimes in the woods, according to the statement of facts. The younger victim told police List would set up stage lighting. Guns and other objects were used as props. When police searched List's home and a second location, in Spryfield, they seized pistols and rifles, duffel bags and suitcases of boys' clothing, along with tripods and photographic lights. Both victims said List paid them. The younger said he also bought him a video game console, took him to KFC or to activities he enjoyed. The second victim said List would supply him with cigarettes and pornography. Officers analyzing a hard drive seized from List's home found photos of one of the victims taken at spots around the Halifax region, including under highway overpasses, gravel pits, and even beside a sign for a film set of the TV show Sullivan's Crossing, which shoots at various outdoor locations in Nova Scotia. List is being held in custody. He appeared by video Thursday from the jail where he is being detained. Morrison said the Crown and defence will jointly recommend a "high single-digit" sentence in terms of the number of years in prison when List returns to court in late August. If the recommendation is accepted by Judge Brad Sarson, it will be one of the highest sentences for making child pornography ever handed down in Nova Scotia, Morrison said. List was facing sexual touching charges, but the Crown will not be proceeding on those. Morrison said in court the agreed statement of facts does not contain allegations of sexual touching or that List distributed the pornography that he made.
CTV News
07-07-2025
- CTV News
Fredericton man charged with child pornography, luring charges
A 36-year-old Fredericton man is facing child pornography and child luring charges after an investigation by the New Brunswick RCMP's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. The RCMP started investigating in July after receiving information from the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre. RCMP and Fredericton Police Force officers executed a search warrant at a home in Fredericton on Feb. 25. They arrested a man at the scene and seized several electronic devices. Travis Carrier was released on conditions pending a future court appearance. Carrier appeared in Fredericton provincial court on Thursday. He is facing the following charges: possession of child pornography transmission of child pornography luring a child he believed to be under the age of 18 to commit an offence luring a child he believed to be under the age of 16 to commit an offence failure to comply with an undertaking Carrier is due back in court on July 24. The RCMP says it received information from the Orange County Sheriff's Office during the investigation that helped it lay additional charges in the case. " This is a good example of how we can partner with other agencies to achieve successful outcomes in criminal investigations," said Martine Losier-Roy from the New Brunswick RCMP.' The RCMP says anyone with information about suspected child sexual exploitation should report it to their local police, Canada's national tip line at or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
