Man Charged With Child Luring After Undercover Guelph Police Investigation
- Friday, September 25th, 2026 - 8:54 am
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A note seeking a girlfriend and listing a phone number led Guelph Police to begin an undercover investigation. Police say the man they communicated with arranged a meeting and was arrested nearby Thursday morning.
A man has been arrested for luring after an undercover Guelph Police Service investigation.
In August, police learned a note had been found on a Guelph Transit bus which read “looking for a girlfriend” and included a phone number.
The Guelph Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit began an undercover investigation which involved communicating with a man using the persona of a 13-year-old girl. The man began steering the text conversations toward sexual topics and eventually arrangements were made to meet up.
On Thursday morning the man was arrested near the location he had arranged to meet the child.
A 34-year-old man was arrested for luring a child under 16 and disobeying a court order. He was held for a bail hearing next Tuesday. (Occurrence number GU26057048)
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