Calgary man facing child pornography, luring charges connected to Oregon teen

A 61-year-old Calgary man is facing child pornography charges after allegedly luring an American teen online.

A 61-year-old Calgary man is facing child pornography charges after allegedly luring an American teen online.

The 17-year-old victim alerted police to the offences by using CyberTip.ca, a website where Canadians can report online sexual abuse and exploitation.

Officers from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' Internet Child Exploitation unit (ICE) began investigating the allegations with the help of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) team based in Portland, Ore., where the victim lives.

Investigators determined the accused had been communicating online with the victim for approximately three years.

"In that time, it is alleged he wired her money in exchange for sexual images and videos, sent her child sexual abuse material, as well as videos of himself," ICE said in a Wednesday news release.

"It is also believed he attempted to obtain a NEXUS card so he could travel across the border and visit her in the United States."

William Seymour, 61, faces several charges including child luring, making sexually explicit material available to a child and making and possessing child pornography.