Halifax police charge man with child luring after receiving tip from U.S. group
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HALIFAX – A Halifax-area man has been charged with child luring after police received a tip from the U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The tip on May 21 alleged a suspect was using social media to talk to a 10-year-old American girl about inappropriate sexual activities.
Halifax Regional Police say their investigation determined the two had begun communicating online in January 2025, using various platforms including Snapchat and Slowly.
Investigators allege the man presented himself as a 15-year-old boy who also mailed the girl handwritten letters and gifts.
The investigation included co-operation between the Halifax Integrated Child Exploitation Unit and the Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Wisconsin.
On Thursday, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in Dartmouth, across the harbour from downtown Halifax, where electronic devices and firearms were seized.
The suspect was arrested without incident and charged with luring a child under 16, making child pornography, and five offences related to firearms.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 6, 2025.