Police have laid child luring charges in connection with an investigation in Moncton involving a girl under 16 years old.
Codiac Regional RCMP’s General Investigative Section (GIS) launched the probe in August after receiving information that a 45-year-old man was in contact with underage girls for sexual purposes.
Officers located the man’s vehicle parked at a Mountain Road hotel on September 10. The next day, a man was seen leaving with a female before going to a nearby restaurant.
Police arrested a 45-year-old man at the scene.
The man appeared in Moncton Provincial Court on September 15 via tele-remand and was charged with:
- Sexual assault
- Sexual interference on a person under the age of 16 years
- Human trafficking of a person under the age of 18 years
- Luring a child
- Obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under the age of 18 years
He is being held in custody, awaiting another court appearance on October 26, 2026, for election and plea.
