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Abbotsford Man Wanted For Sex Crimes Involving Children Arrested In Surrey

Darpan News Desk, 07 Jun, 2017 01:34 PM

Last night the Abbotsford Police Department and the Surrey RCMP located and arrested Jason Stanley WHITFORD.

Whitford, 37, was the subject of a police alert Tuesday after being charged with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, exposure of genitals to a minor and sexual assault.

The victim of the alleged crimes is a 13-year-old girl.

The APD thanked the Surrey RCMP, the media and numerous concerned citizens for their assistance in this investigation.

The charges against Whitford were approved on Monday, but the accused has no fixed address and officers were initially unable to locate him.

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