R-C-M-P say reports of online child exploitation in the province are continuing on an upward trend and are encouraging parents to be vigilant.
Between January and March of this year, police say more than 57-hundred reports of online child sexual abuse were been received.
They say if that rate continues, reports could more than double in 2023 over last year.
Last year, more than 96-hundred reports were received, more than double those reported in 2021.
It was determined early in the investigation that all of the occupants knew each other. Police took immediate action to locate the other remaining victim who was in the U-Haul van and allegedly being forcibly confined by a male and female suspect.
On November 25, 2022, 50-year-old, Gudbjartur Bodhi Haraldsson, who goes by Bodhi was arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP.
The suspects were captured on store surveillance cameras loitering at the entrance of City Lux Boutique, near Howe and Nelson streets on December 6 just after 4:30 a.m. One of the suspects used an object to shatter the glass on the window next to the front door. Both women then fled the area.
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