POLICE UPDATE CHARGES IN HUNTSVILLE CHILD LURING CASE

HUNTSVILLE — A police update on sex assault charges released yesterday adds another charge today.

Officers from the Huntsville OPP detachment, Muskoka Crime Unit, Child Exploitation Unit and the Digital Forensic Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police conducted an investigation into a sexual assault involving a young person and an adult resulting in two charges and third now.

Police say they received a complaint from Cybertip.ca in late December that a young person had intimate contact with an adult male. As a result of the investigation, Kevin Cameron, 49, of Huntsville, Ontario, was first charged with:

Adult Luring a Person Under 18 years of age by means of Telecommunication

And Adult Luring a Person Under 16 years of age by means of Telecommunication.

Today, Jan. 6, a third charge was added:

Adult Distribute Sexually Explicit Material to a Person under 18yrs of age.

Cameron is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Huntsville, at a later date.

Police are asking anyone who may have information regarding this investigation or if you have information regarding internet child exploitation, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca. Reporting information may also be made on the internet through www.cybertip.ca.

Anyone wanting to make a difference is encouraged to go to www.protectchildren.ca to download the “Child Sexual Abuse-It Is Your Business” brochure from the Canadian Center for Child Protection. This is an important first step that can save a child.

Parents are reminded to take a proactive approach to help protect their children from online sexual exploitation by speaking with their children regarding internet safety. Parents and anyone interested in protecting children can find resources to assist them at www.cybertip.ca.