A Sarnia resident is charged with luring a person under the age of 16 in connection with an OPP child exploitation investigation.

The 35-year-old is charged with four counts of luring a person under the age of 16 after officers searched a Sarnia home Nov. 18 and seized electronic devices.

The arrest was made by the OPP child exploitation unit, Lambton OPP and Chatham-Kent police.

The accused was released following a bail hearing and is to appear Dec. 17 in Sarnia court.

“Online child sexual exploitation is a serious crime that harms the most vulnerable members of our community,” Staff Sgt. Chris Barkey, with the OPP unit, said in a news release.

“As law enforcement, we must continue to work tirelessly with our partners to identify offenders and protect victims of abuse and exploitatio

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