Toronto teen arrested in child luring investigation

A teenager has been arrested by Toronto police in connection with a child luring investigation.

Agents from the Child Exploitation Unit have launched an investigation into allegations that a suspect communicated online with a person under the age of 16 between December 1, 2023 and June 3, 2024.

It is alleged that the suspect communicated with the victim via social media and online gaming platforms using the usernames Tjr-m Tyty and Who_IS_Swift-_-.

The suspect is said to have made inappropriate comments towards the victim and also sent explicit images to the victim.

On September 18, Tyler Rojas-March, 18, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with three counts of luring a child under 16, soliciting sexual contact, attempted sexual assault, attempted sexual interference and making sexually explicit images available to a person under 16.

He is due to appear in court on September 19.