60-year-old man arrested for attempting to lure minor: Niagara police

The Niagara Regional Police Service has charged a 60-year-old man for allegedly attempting to lure a minor.

Officers say a joint investigation with provincial authorities began back in February, investigating a man who lived in Niagara Falls.

On Feb. 26, they carried out a search warrant at the man’s home and seized several devices “capable of storing electronic data.”

Police say Gil Manuel Massa was taken into custody and charged with three counts of exposure to a person under 16 years of age and one count of luring a child via telecommunication to facilitate sexual interference.

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Massa remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court for a bail hearing on Feb. 27 in St. Catharines.

The force said platforms that proliferate child sexual abuse material online continue to be a prolific problem. “Offenders who attempt to lure children behind an anonymous accounts on different platforms can be identified and will be held accountable for their actions.”