A Toronto man faces more than 100 charges in an ongoing investigation for luring children, police say.
In a press release issued Monday, Toronto police said officers executed a search warrant in the area of Midland and Lawrence avenues in Scarborough on Oct. 27.
Police allege that a man used various online profiles “with usernames similar to popular child celebrities on social media,” which he used to entice children to send him sex photos and videos.
Police said José Paolo Caoitan, 35, was arrested Thursday and charged with numerous crimes.
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Caoitan was charged with 43 counts of attracting a child, 18 counts of inviting sexual contact, 25 counts of doing child pornography, possessing child pornography, 25 counts of accessing child pornography, 23 counts of making sexually explicit material available to a child, and 23 counts of noncompliance with a prohibition order regarding children.
Police said they are concerned there may be more victims.
Anyone with information should contact the police at 416-808-8500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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