Niagara Falls Man Facing Child Luring Charges

Thursday, 3 August 2023 13:08

By Linda Morgan

Charges laid after police seize electronic devices

A police investigation has led to child luring charges against a Niagara Falls man.

Earlier, today, police searched a home and seized electronic devices that were used to commit an offence.

As a result, 42 year old Jeffrey Sims faces the following charges>

Luring a Child via telecommunication to facilitate the offence of Sexual Interference
Exposure to a person under 16-years of age
Luring a Child via telecommunication to facilitate the offence of Make Child Pornography

A bail hearing will take place later today.

Police say the investigation was made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

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