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Charlottetown Police Services Major Crime Unit in collaboration with Summerside Police Service Major Crime Unit have laid fourteen (14) charges against Darrel Edison Worth, a 23 year old Charlottetown male.
On March 2, 2024, Summerside Police contacted Charlottetown Police to request a wellbeing check on three (3) female youths from Summerside, due to concerns that the girls might be involved with an older male in Charlottetown. The girls were located, and officers found that the female youths had encountered a male known only as “Eric” who had been sexually exploited them.
Throughout the course of the investigation, Police successfully identified the suspect using investigative technology techniques. Yesterday morning, Charlottetown Police Services Major Crime Unit, with assistance from Charlottetown Police General Patrol Unit arrested the male. Charlottetown Police Services Major Crime Unit with the assistance of Charlottetown Police Digital Forensics Unit, Charlottetown Police Forensics Identification Unit and Charlottetown Police General Patrol Unit executed a search warrant at the suspects residence seizing electronic devices.
The accused has been charged with the following offences:
ccc 271 – Sexual Assault x2
ccc 151 – Sexual Interference x2
ccc 152 – Invitation to Sexual Touching x2
ccc 163.1(3) – Transmits Child Pornography x2
ccc 171.1(1)(b) – Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child x2
ccc 172.2(a)(b) – Making an Agreement or an Arrangement Sexual Assault x2
ccc 172.1(1)(b) – Luring a Child x2
The accused appeared in Charlottetown Provincial Court yesterday afternoon and has been remanded in custody.
Police believe there may be other victims. Darrel Edison Worth predominantly used TikTok to contact his victims online, using the display name “Eddie Worth” and the username “@eshaw30.” In conversations with his victims, he went by the name “Eric.” This approach allowed him to engage with his victims under a deceptive identity.
Anyone that believes they may have been victimized by the accused, or that has information to share with Police is asked to contact Charlottetown Police Major Crime Unit at 902-629-4172.
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