4 men charged after Windsor cop poses as underaged girl in online prostitution sting

The headquarters of the Windsor Police Service in a February 2024 file photo.  (Jason Viau/CBC - image credit)
The headquarters of the Windsor Police Service in a February 2024 file photo. (Jason Viau/CBC - image credit)

Windsor police have arrested four men from the Windsor-area after officers conducted "an undercover prostitution operation" involving an officer who posed as a teenaged girl.

In a statement, police said they have been charged with obtaining sexual services from a person under 18.

"In online conversations, the suspects negotiated a specific price with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl and then agreed to meet at a location to engage in sexual activities," police said.

The men aged 28, 46, 59, and 61 were charged.

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