Toronto Man Charged with Child Luring

Thursday, 19 March 2026 17:29

By Geoff Waterfield

NRP say he used a number of online names

The NRP have arrested a Toronto man, wanted for using the internet to meet a child for a sexual purpose.

Officers started looking into this in January, and yesterday they identified and arrested 34-year old Patrick Pawel Lagowski.

He's charged with:

Luring a Child via Telecommunication to Facilitate Sexual Interference
Luring a Child via Telecommunication to Facilitate Invitation to Sexual Touching
Luring a Child via Telecommunication to Facilitate Sexual Assault
Possession of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material

Police believe he went by usernames "Dave252966", also "Dave205047", on online platforms to meet children.

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