A Toronto man who allegedly used Snapchat, TikTok, and Fortnite to lure and exploit at least 15 children in Canada, the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. is facing 68 charges.
Police revealed Wednesday that they received a report in March about child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM) being uploaded to social media.
That led police to execute a search warrant at a residence near Broadview Street and Danforth Avenue in April. Investigators said they found electronic devices that belonged to the accused and contained CSAEM.
Police said they also discovered the suspect had used false personas and identities—including pretending to be a female—to lure and exploit children online.
Metin Ugur, 57, was arrested on April 16 and charged with two counts each of accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material and possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, among other offences.
Police alleged that he used the aliases “Chase_woolf,” “Chase_woolf13,” “Noah.scout,” “Noah_scout_13” for his male online persona and “Hey_woolfie” for his female persona. They said that Ugur also used Discord and Instagram to communicate with his victims.
As the investigation unfolded, police said they located additional victims located in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, as well as in the U.S., Australia, Scotland, and England.
Investigators laid an additional 61 charges against Ugur as a result, including 14 counts of luring a person under 18 years old and seven counts of making available sexually explicit matter to a person under 18 years old.
“Internet Child Exploitation has no borders, and neither do our investigations. The investigation is ongoing, and we will go where the evidence leads, working with our local and international partners to identify potential victims,” Det. Sgt. Alicia Murray, of the Sex Crimes Unit – Internet Child Exploitation,said in a statement. “Investigators believe there may be additional victims and are asking anyone with information to come forward.”
Police told CTV News they do not have a photo of the accused.
Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact police at 416−808−8500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
