17-year-old pleads guilty in Internet luring case

By Castlegar Source

A 17-year-old Trail-area male pled guilty to 10 of 47 charges resulting from a months-long investigation involving local children being lured via the Internet, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton.

The plea came last week, with a sentencing date to be set May 16th, but Hawton said there's still a chance more victims will come forward.

"That's always a possibility in a case like this one," he said, adding the investigation was long and labour-intensive.

Hawton also said Internet crime is always on the rise, and the guilty plea doesn't mean parents should let down their guard when their kids surf the worldwide web.

"RCMP are advising parents to be vigilant in terms of what their kids are doing on the Internet," he said.

 

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