Alberta police charge former Sask. resident with child porn offences

A 28-year-old man who worked with youths in Saskatchewan and Alberta has been charged with sexual offences.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) are now investigating if there are other victims.

In a release, ALERT said Abraham Woo was arrested Feb. 2 by Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and charged with child luring, making child pornography, possession of child pornography, and distributing child pornography.

Police said Woo has also used the aliases Abraham Calling Bear Woo and Abraham Collingwood, and his Snapchat handle is WolfBoy22.

According to ICE, Woo was involved in the luring of at least one child whom he had known previously through his youth work with the Pasqua First Nation in Saskatchewan. Police allege those offences took place over Snapchat and Facebook.

The offences were first reported to Saskatchewan’s ICE Unit in January of this year, and were connected to an investigation by the Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP.

The release from the Alberta police said Woo has worked as a youth worker or had access to children through his employment in both Saskatchewan and Alberta, including with the Pasqua First Nation.

“ICE’s investigation, which included a forensic examination of computers and electronic devices seized from Woo’s home, has led ICE to believe there may be additional victims,” the release said. “Amongst child sexual abuse materials, ICE identified photos that appear to have been taken in a locker room facility.”

Among child sexual abuse materials police say they found in Woo’s possession were photos that appear to have been taken in a locker room. ICE released a censored version of the photos in hopes of identifying the location and/or possible victim. (Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams/Submitted)

Anyone with information about Woo was asked to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-8477.

Woo was released from custody and is to appear in court on Feb. 28.

— With files from The Canadian Press