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Three Men Arrested in Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material Investigation,
City of Toronto

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The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of three arrests made in a Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material Investigation.

Between April 28 and 29, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and the Toronto Police Internet Child Exploitation Unit conducted an Internet Luring investigation within the city of Toronto.

It is alleged that:

  • three men were communicating on a social media platform and made arrangements to meet up with a child for a sexual purpose
  • all three men travelled to meet the child for a sexual encounter 

As a result, the men were arrested.

Zachary Plamondon, 37, of Toronto, has been charged with:

  1. Luring a Person under 18 years
  2. two counts of Luring a Person under 16 years

He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday June 19, 2026, in room 203, at 11 a.m.

Nicholas Dewkinandan, 42, of Toronto, has been charged with:

  1. Make available sexually explicit material to person under 16 years
  2. two counts of Luring a Person under 16 years

He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in room 203, at 11 a.m.

Juhyung Lee, 20, of Toronto, has been charged with:

  1. make available sexually explicit material to a person under 16 years
  2. two counts of Luring a person under 16 years

He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in room 203, at 11 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-8500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

Reporting of any online exploitation can also be made at Canada’s National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children at cybertip.ca.

This project has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

There are also resources available through the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health for those who have a sexual interest in children. The new Talking for Change program is the first of its kind in Canada and provides national and all-ages help for those concerned about their risk to use child sexual exploitation material or offend sexually against a child.


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