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Montreal police look for other victims in online child luring case

Tanisha Samuels was arrested in the area around Harrowsmith, Ont., but Montreal police believe that there may be victims in the Montreal area.

Police arrested Tanisha Samuels this week for sexual exploitation of minors

Tanisha Samuels, 20, was arrested on Dec. 12 on charges of luring, production and possession of child pornography, among others. (SPVM)

TanishaSamuels, 20, was arrestedDec. 12 on charges ofonline luring,making sexually explicit materials available to a person under 14 years old, invitation to sexual touching, andpossession and production of child pornography.

Samuels was arrested in the area aroundHarrowsmith, Ont., but Montreal police believe that there may be victims in the Montreal area.

They say all the incidents took place during this past summer in the West part of Montreal investigators would not specify in what particular borough or municipality.

Police say Samuelsposed online as a 15-year-old boy using the nameSamJonhson and made contact with young girls starting high school, asking them to share photos and videos of a sexual nature.

Along withSamJonhsonon Instagram, police say Samuelsalso went by the name Mattixieshacrip gang on Facebook.

Montreal policeare asking anyone who may have been in contact with Samuels or one of the social media accounts to come forward by contacting 911.