Educate your kids
A proactive online investigation by the BC Integrated Child Exploitation unit has resulted in charges against 29-year-old Tyler James Nowek. He faces charges of luring a child and making child pornography.
The investigation started on the Internet in March of this year. A covert online investigator from the unit posed as a 13-year-old female in an online chat forum. The police officer was soon approached by the accused who initiated an online conversation.
The chats between the accused and who he believed was a 13-year-old girl quickly became sexually explicit. During the chats, it’s alleged the accused admitted that he should not be chatting with a 13-year-old girl as he could get into trouble if he was caught.
He suggested meeting the girl for a “date,” but was instead arrested by investigators from the West Kelowna RCMP and the special unit.
He was arrested at his place of business in West Kelowna on April 2. A search warrant was executed at the business shortly after.
The special unit travels all over the province to execute search warrants on the homes and businesses of suspected child sex offenders.
Sergeant Mat Van Laer said the case illustrates how quickly and brazenly child predators develop relationships online with children.
“Stay informed of your children’s online activities. Educate your children and yourself about the dangers of talking to strangers online. Any child online is a potential target for these manipulative and persistent predators.”
