Halifax-area teacher charged in child luring investigation

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A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with a child luring investigation. Police say they believe there are other victims who were targeted online.

A Halifax-area high school teacher has been charged in connection with a child luring investigation.

Nova Scotia RCMP said officers received information on Oct. 30 that someone in Halifax had “communicated with a youth for a sexual purpose” online.

Police said investigators identified the online user as a Cole Harbour man on Nov. 6.

Three days later, members of the Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Unit and other teams arrested the man at a traffic stop near his home, RCMP said in a Thursday news release.

A search warrant was executed on Flying Cloud Drive in Cole Harbour and more electronic evidence was seized, police added.

Bennett Gordon Thomas, 33, has been charged with Luring a Child and Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child.

Police said Thomas was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on Dec. 16.

“Investigators believe additional victims may have been targeted online and are urging parents and guardians to speak with their children about online safety,” RCMP said.

In an email sent to parents, the principal of Woodlawn High School in Dartmouth informed families that “a member of our staff has been arrested and is facing serious charges related to an incident that occurred outside of school.”

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