Chestermere man charged with child luring, child porn offences

A 23-year-old Chestermere man has been charged with child luring and other offences after police say he had an "inappropriate online relationship" with a Calgary girl.

The man was arrested Dec. 9.

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Officers had executed a search warrant at the man's home, seizing a variety of computers and electronic devices,following a joint investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), theCalgary policeandChestermereRCMP.

The man hasbeen charged with accessing andpossessingchild pornography, making child pornography, two counts of child luring, making sexually explicit material availableand invitation to sexual touching.

The girl's parents contacted Calgary police afterbecoming aware of therelationship in May 2015.

The man wasreleased from custody under conditions prohibitinghim from possessing computers or accessing the internet.

He had a court date in StrathmoreTuesday.