Man arrested for allegedly extorting, sending explicit photos to minor: Toronto police
Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with an online child luring investigation involving a 15-year-old girl. Police began investigating the alleged luring of a person under 18 through telecommunications in June 2026. The investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly communicated with a 15-year-old victim through social media and phone chat applications. He also […]
Toronto police have apprehended a 23-year-old man, Kayaan Jiwan, in connection with an alleged online child luring investigation involving a 15-year-old girl, according to reports. The investigation, initiated in June 2026, uncovered Jiwan's communication with the underage victim through social media and phone chat applications, police stated.
Jiwan allegedly engaged in inappropriate conversations with the minor, sent her explicit images, and attempted to extort more explicit images from her, police added. On September 3, an arrest warrant was issued for Jiwan, who was subsequently found and arrested on September 7 as officers from Division 33 were investigating a separate incident, police reported.
Jiwan, from Toronto, faces charges including luring a person under 18 by means of telecommunications, luring a person under 16 by means of telecommunications, making sexually explicit material available to a person under 18, exposing genitals to a person under 16, and extortion, police said. He was set to appear in court on September 7.
Police suspect there may be additional alleged victims, and an image of Jiwan has been released, urging anyone with information to contact the police or Crime Stoppers.
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