Charlottetown man charged with child sexual offences

A Charlottetown Police Services sign is pictured in this file photo.

A 22-year-old Charlottetown man is facing multiple sexual offence charges following a police investigation.

The Charlottetown Police Services says it launched the investigation on Jan. 30 after it learned a female minor was allegedly being sexually exploited by an older man.

Police identified the suspect and arrested him on April 8.

Zachary Stephen MacNeill was charged with:

• luring a child
• sexual interference
• sexual assault
• invitation to sexual touching
• making sexually explicit material available to a child
• making an agreement or an arrangement
• transmitting child pornography – written material

MacNeill was released on strict conditions and will appear in a Charlottetown provincial court on May 8.

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