Edmonton/Calgary… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has begun the new year with a number of arrests across Alberta. Twenty-four suspects have been charged with 60 offences related to the online sexual exploitation of children. After receiving a record number of case referrals in 2020, ICE has been collaborating with its policing partners across the… Read more »
Edmonton… A Fort McMurray man has been arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit after attempting to arrange for sex with a 13-year-old girl. On March 12, ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit arrested Pulenthirakumer Arulamapalan in west Edmonton. The 48-year-old man allegedly travelled from Fort McMurray in an attempt to meet an underage girl for… Read more »
Calgary… A 37-year-old Fort St. John man has been arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit for allegedly offending upon his daughter. Following up on a tip, that was initially submitted to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team based in Calgary, investigators were able to identify a B.C. suspect allegedly uploading child sexual abuse materials… Read more »
Edmonton/Calgary… On Safer Internet Day, February 9, ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit is asking parents and young people to be more aware of their online activities and who they are communicating with. This past year, ICE experienced a record number of new investigations with over 2,100 intakes; an increase of more than 50% from… Read more »
Red Deer… A joint investigation between Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) units in Saskatchewan and Alberta has led to the arrest of a Red Deer man. The suspect was allegedly grooming and luring a young Regina girl. ALERT’s ICE unit arrested the 33-year-old Red Deer man on January 21, 2021. Jeremie Raphael Roy was identified by… Read more »
Camrose… A Camrose man has been arrested for allegedly distributing child sexual abuse materials online. The arrest came as the result of a joint investigation between ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and Camrose Police Service. Junvier Fajarito was arrested on January 6, 2021 at his home in Camrose. The 20-year-old suspect has been charged… Read more »
Calgary… Two Calgary men have been charged with a range of child sexual exploitation offences and ALERT’s believes there might be additional victims. Cody Neubecker, 34, and Gareth Wilson, 32, both have previous convictions for sex offences involving minors. ICE alleges the two men, who lived together, were communicating with teenage girls in Alberta and… Read more »
Edmonton… In February 2019, ALERT reported the arrest of Eric Manysiak, a 25-year-old man from Brooks, Alta., who was charged with several child pornography and sexual assault offences after ALERT’s executed a search warrant at a residence. Manysiak was believed to be involved with multiple youth organizations over the years and, as such, ALERT made… Read more »
Edmonton/Calgary… ALERT’s has arrested 18 suspects from across Alberta for offences related to online child sexual exploitation. Between May 20 and June 23, 2020, ICE has charged 18 suspects with 65 offences. Most of the arrests came as the result of investigative referrals from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre, which works with internet… Read more »
