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Surrey man convicted of child exploitation

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Apr, 2024 10:03 AM
  • Surrey man convicted of child exploitation

A Surrey man has been sentenced to a conditional 18-month term to be served in the community after he was convicted of child exploitation.

B-C Mounties say 34-year-old Joel Andy Daigle was identified by U-S police as a member of an international online group linked to trafficking pornography.

They say a U-S detective posed as a 14-year-old girl to infiltrate the group, leading to the arrest of 23 people across the globe, including Daigle.

The R-C-M-P say he has also been placed under an order governing his access to children under 16

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