A Calgary man is facing 21 charges, including for child luring and extortion, after allegedly using social media to lure young girls. The charges followed an investigation that involved the Calgary Police Service, Red Deer RCMP and Morinville RCMP. ICE said the man was an assistant coach with a girls' hockey team in Calgary when he was arrested. His alleged social media activity included luring young girls online and demanding sexual content. Charges faced by the man include child luring, invitation to sexual touching, extortion, uttering threats, making sexually explicit materials available to a child, and the making, distribution, possession and accessing of child sexual abuse materials.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2026 04:02 UTC