Police have arrested a Washington state man who they allege was headed to B.C. Despite knowing her age, Johnston allegedly sent the "girl" sexual emails, texts and chats and eventually arranged to meet her in Abbotsford, B.C. The U.S. justice department issued a news release saying that Christopher David Johnston was arrested Friday morning when authorities say he tried to illegally cross the border into Canada. to have sexual contact with someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl. He has been charged with attempted enticement of a minor, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Source: CBC News May 20, 2016 23:00 UTC