Police have charged a suspect in Ayton, one of 36 people arrested in a child sexual exploitation undercover police investigation. Article content

The 56-year-old man from Ayton, southeast of Hanover, is charged with three counts of luring a person younger than 16, two counts of making sexually explicit material available to a child, and two counts of personation to avoid arrest. His name wasn’t released. Article content

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A news release from the OPP described a sweeping undercover operation which produced 128 charges so far laid against men of ages 18 to 73. Twenty-one police services participated between March 31 to April 11. Police said 51 investigations remain.

The investigations were part of a provincial strategy to protect kids from sexual abuse

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