Alberta man charged in connection to online child sexual exploitation of B.C. girl
Nov 12, 2026
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A 19-year-old man from Beaver Lodge faces charges
that fall under online child sexual exploitation
after meeting a girl from BC online.
Police say they first met through Roblox, a popular online
gaming platform, before the conversation moved to Snapchat.
Internet child exploitation units
in Alberta and BC worked together,
leading to the man's arrest on October 29th. He was
charged with child luring
and several offenses related to child sexual abuse materials.
Roblox lets people play and create games,
and users can chat with others.
Alert did not disclose how they met there,
but said messages became sexual on Snapchat.
Officers say the girl felt coerced
to share explicit photos and videos of herself.
Court records suggest the communication
happened months ago, in the spring.
Police say the girl's parents found the Snapchat messages
and reported it to the Kelowna RCMP.
The man was released from custody,
but is set to appear in court in Grand Prairie on November 18th.
Nicholas Frew, CBC News, Edmonton.