The offender pled guilty to making sexually explicit material available to a person he believed to be under sixteen years old, contrary to section 171.1(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
He also acknowledged responsibility for child luring and possession of child pornography.
The offender engaged in online communications with an undercover police officer posing as two adolescent girls over a two-week period, during which he sent explicit images and attempted to arrange a meeting.
The court imposed a sentence of twelve months imprisonment followed by three years probation, along with a section 161 prohibition order restricting internet use and contact with minors.
The court also addressed the availability of section 161 orders in cases involving undercover police operations.
