NEWS RELEASE GUELPH POLICE SERVICE
In December 2025, the Guelph Police Service Human Trafficking Unit launched an investigation into the luring of three female youths from Guelph. The young women had been contacted by an unknown adult male through the social media application Snapchat. On two occasions the male lured the three youths, aged 13 and 14, to his residence in Toronto, where sexual acts occurred. On one of these occasions, the male provided payment to the youths for sexual services.
On March 3, 2026, a 22-year-old male from Toronto was identified and arrested. Members of the Guelph Police Service executed a search warrant at the male’s residence in Toronto where numerous firearms were located and seized during the execution of the warrant.
A 22-year-old Toronto man was charged with:
- Sexual Interference
- Sexual Assault
- Luring a Person Under 16
- Communicating for the Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services from a Person Under 18
- Possession of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material
- Various Firearm Related Offences
The male was held for bail and will appear in court March 9, 2026.
The Guelph Police Service remains committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community and to thoroughly investigating all reports involving the exploitation of youth.
