Medicine Hat man charged with sexual exploitation of preteen Tennessee girl

A search of Clark’s home led to the seizure of multiple computers and electronic devices, which are currently being analyzed by investigators.

Medicine Hat Police Service helped with the search warrant execution.

The man is charged with child luring, making sexually explicit materials available to a child, making child pornography, possessing child pornography and accessing child pornography.

Sgt. Mark Auger, of ALERT’s internet child exploitation unit, said there were thousands of messages sent to the preteen.

“There were over 7,000 messages exchanged between the suspect and the victim,” Auger said.

We’re talking daily conversations that only stopped when it was discovered by the victim’s parent. This further underscores the need for parents to take a proactive role in understanding what their children are doing online,” he added.

It was an international effort by the two law enforcement agencies only made possible through quick responsiveness, Internet Crime Against Children task force Det. Paul Lusk said.

“Together we transcended borders and remained diligent in our shared purpose of bringing justice to adults that are preying on our children,” Lusk said in a statement.

The suspect was released from custody on a number of court-imposed conditions to await his next court appearance scheduled for May 22.

by Eli J. Ridder

Medicine Hat man charged with sexual exploitation of preteen Tennessee girl

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