American man accused of grooming, luring B.C. teen through social media

An American man has been arrested following the alleged luring of a Canadian teenager.

An American man has been arrested following the alleged luring of a Canadian teenager.

Mounties in Surrey allege the man used social media to communicate with a 14-year-old who lived in Surrey, B.C.

"He then allegedly groomed the youth for a sexual purpose, and coerced them to create, and distribute self-exploitive sexual material," the RCMP detachment said in a statement Wednesday.

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