Red Deer RCMP charge male with sexual offences

From Red Deer RCMP

On August 02, 2023, a report was made to the Red Deer RCMP that a female teen was followed off a city bus, grabbed and assaulted by a male. The female was able to fight the male off and run to safety nearby. The female was not physically injured in this incident.

A second incident occurred on August 10, 2023, and was reported later that evening. A female teen had been followed off the city bus to her residence by an unknown male. The same male was captured on video surveillance looking into the window of the residence later that evening.

On August 11, 2023 a third teenaged female reported having been sexually assaulted, touched unwillingly, by an unknown male while seated on the City bus. Video Surveillance from the same date captures a fourth female teen being unwillingly touched by a male on the city bus. This female has not yet been identified.

All incidents took place in the north west end of the city, in the neighborhoods of Johnstone, Kentwood and Highland Green.

As a result of the investigations, a single male was identified as being responsible for these incidents.

Matthew Ryan (24) a resident of Red Deer, was arrested and has been charged with the following:

Assault
Sexual Assault X2
Harassment X2
Indecent Act
Failing to comply with an Undertaking

Ryan was held for a judicial interim release hearing where he was remanded to Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer on August 25, 2023.

Further subsequent and preceding incidents are being investigated dating back to April 2023. Incidents are believed to have taken place on or off the city bus and possibly in different areas of the city.

At this time Red Deer RCMP are looking to speak with any other members of the public who may have witnessed or been involved in a similar incident.

Matthew Ryan is described as:

White male
Mid 20’s
Brown hair
Grown out buzz cut or shaggy hair
Unshaven
Bigger build

Anyone with further information is encouraged to make a report and contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2200. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or using the “P3 TIPS” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.

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Three Calgary massage parlours linked to human trafficking investigation

Published on April 30, 2024

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News release from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT)

ALERT’s Human Trafficking unit has searched and closed three Calgary massage parlours. A year-long investigation has linked the businesses and its owner to suspected human trafficking.

ALERT arrested Hai (Anna) Yan Ye on April 16, 2024 and charged the 48-year-old with advertising sexual services, drug offences and firearms offences. The investigation remains ongoing and further charges are being contemplated.

Ye was linked to three commercial properties and two homes that were allegedly being used for illegal sexual activities and services. The massage parlours were closed following search warrant executions carried out by ALERT, the Calgary Police Service, and the RCMP:

Seagull Massage at 1034 8 Avenue SW;
128 Massage at 1935 37 Street SW; and
The One Massage Centre at 1919 31 Street SE.
1100-block of Hidden Valley Drive; and
3100-block of 12 Avenue SW.

As result of the search warrants, ALERT also seized:

$15,000 in suspected proceeds of crime;
Shotgun with ammunition; and
Various amounts of drugs.

“We believe that these were immigrants being exploited into the sex trade. This has been a common trend that takes advantage of their unfamiliarity and vulnerability,” said Staff Sergeant Gord MacDonald, ALERT Human Trafficking.

Four suspected victims were identified and provided resources by ALERT’s Safety Network Coordinators.

ALERT’s investigation dates back to February 2023 when a tip was received about suspicious activity taking place at the since-closed Moonlight Massage. That location was closed during the investigation, in December 2023, when the landlord identified illegal suites on the premises.

The investigation involved the close cooperation with City of Calgary Emergency Management and Community Safety, Alberta’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) team, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and the RCMP.

Ye was released from custody on a number of court-imposed conditions.

Anyone with information about this investigation, or any case involving suspected human trafficking offences, is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or the Calgary Police Service non-emergency line at 403-266-1234.

ALERT was established and is funded by the Alberta Government and is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime.

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Principal at Calgary Elementary School charged with possession of child pornography

Published on April 29, 2024

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News release from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT)

Calgary school principal charged

A Calgary school principal has been charged with offences relating to child sexual abuse materials following an investigation by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit.

ICE charged Bruce Campbell on April 16, 2024 with possessing and accessing child pornography. The 61-year-old man was employed as a principal at Sacred Heart Elementary School in Calgary.

“Currently we believe these offences are solely related to online activities, but can appreciate how parents and students would be shocked and concerned about these charges,” said Staff Sergeant Mark Auger, ALERT ICE.

Campbell allegedly uploaded child sexual abuse materials via Skype and ALERT was notified via the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre in January 2024.

Campbell’s Calgary home was searched and a number of phone and computers were seized. A preliminary forensic analysis of the seized devices found child sexual abuse materials on his work-issued cellphone.

While the investigation and charges are related to online offences, the nature of Campbell’s employment placed him in a position of trust and authority. ICE is encouraging anyone with information about this case to come forward and contact police. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact local police or Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-TIPS).

Campbell was released from custody on a number of court-imposed conditions, and is awaiting his next scheduled court appearance on May 10, 2024 in Calgary.

ALERT was established and is funded by the Alberta Government and is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime.