Sixteen charges laid by Leeds County OPP involving young person

A 43-year-old man from Leeds County

Ontario Provincial Police in the East Region say a 43-year-old man from Leeds County is facing 16 charges after an investigation into several offences involving a young person.

Police allege the offences include sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual interference, forcible confinement, and making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16. Other charges include luring a person under 18 by telecommunication, invitation to sexual touching, indecent exposure to a person under 16, communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services, procuring a person under 18, uttering threats, intimidation, criminal harassment, failure to comply with an undertaking, and obstruct justice.

Anyone who believes they are a victim, experienced a similar incident, or has information is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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