Over the past year, Maxim Brisson, 24, of Gatineau, has reportedly communicated multiple times with a young girl, then 14, in an attempt to entice him to send him intimate photos and have sex, indicates the police de la Ville de Gatineau">SPVGGatineau Police Department, by press release.
The suspect would have first established a link with his victim on a group Facebook discussions on the subject of aquariums and aquatic fauna. After having exchanged with the minor victim on Facebook and Messenger, Maxim Brisson would have continued the exchanges on Instagram as well as on Snapchat, says the police.
The individual allegedly had conversations of a sexual nature with the young girl and repeatedly asked her to send intimate photos. The suspect also allegedly offered her monetary compensation in exchange for sexual services, which she always refused, continues the police de la Ville de Gatineau">SPVGGatineau Police Department.
The individual allegedly used his real identity to lure the young girl, using various accounts on social networks. He identified himself as Goalie.mb on Instagram, briss.max and Lolimax97 on Snapchat or Briss Max and Maxim Brisson on Facebook.
Maxim Brisson, 24, of Gatineau, was arrested Thursday morning.
Photo: Courtesy / Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau
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As the victim is not in the Outaouais region, Maxim Brisson could have made other victims in Gatineau as elsewhere in Quebec, thinks the police who invite parents to check if their children have been in contact with Maxim Brisson via social networks.
The Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) has cleared the charges of luring, invitation to sexual touching, possession of child pornography and extortion.
The investigation is continuing and other charges may be added.
Anyone with information about this investigation or who believes they have been a victim of this individual can contact Detective Sergeant Jean-Michel Lapointe by dialing 819-243-2345 extension 6029, insists the police de la Ville de Gatineau">SPVGGatineau Police Department.
The police recall some instructions
The police also recall some prevention instructions for parents and adolescents, in particular to check the computers, smartphones and tablets of children and adolescents to ensure that they know their interlocutors personally and be careful when using online games, chat or photography applications.
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