A man has been arrested in an attempted child-luring case, after a mom found out her child has been communicating with a man through Snapchat.
Richmond RCMP say they were called to the 4000-block of Moncton Street in Steveston on Wednesday (Feb. 21) around 6:30 p.m. for an alleged attempted child luring. Police say a mom had called police to say that a man had been communicating with her child through Snapchat and had asked the child to meet him at a local park.
The mom was able to prevent the meeting, and the man was detained until officers arrived, Richmond RCMP say.
The suspect was released from custody, but with several conditions, including no contact with the victims and their families. His other conditions include:
• No communication directly or indirectly, nor be alone in the presence of any person he knows to be, or who reasonably appears to be, 18 years or younger;
• Not to visit to any park, public swimming area, day-care centre, school ground, playground, community centre or theatre where anyone under the age of 18 is known to be present;
• Not working or volunteering that could involved coming into contact or supervising anyone under the age of 18;
• Not using a computer network to communicate, or attempt to communicate, with anyone he knows or appears to be under the age of 18
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