Durham police officer charged in child sexual exploitation investigation

Officer charged in child exploitation probe
Officer charged in child exploitation probe
A Durham Regional Police logo is shown in Bowmanville, Ont. on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023.
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A police officer in Ajax, Ont., has been charged in a child exploitation investigation.

The 31-year-old man was arrested last week after the Ontario Provincial Police received a report about the sexual exploitation of a young person. 

He faces two counts each of luring and making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16, and one count each of the same charges but related to a person under 18. 

Other charges include the possession of child sexual abuse material and indecent exposure to a person under 16. 

Durham police confirmed in a statement the man is a constable with the service.

They say he's been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the court case. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026. 

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