In May of 2025, Airdrie RCMP Special Investigations received a complaint of alleged internet child luring which occurred between October of 2024 and April of 2025. Investigation revealed that a 15-year-old female from Germany was in a romantic relationship with a 28-year-old male.
All communication was completed through various social media platforms. With assistance from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, the suspect was identified as an Airdrie resident.
On Oct. 16, 2025, 28-year-old Daniel Lee was arrested and has been charged with the following offences:
- Luring a child;
- Possession of Child Pornography; and
- Making Sexually Explicit Material available to a child.
Lee was brought before a Justice of the Peace and released to appear at Alberta Court of Justice in Airdrie on Oct. 30, 2025.
Airdrie RCMP believes there may be more victims. If you are a victim of Lee, please contact Airdrie RCMP. We can provide services to help you should you wish to make a formal complaint or provide access to the Southern Alberta Regional Victim Serving Society.
If anyone has any information regarding this investigation, or if you are a victim of Lee, please call Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-9500. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP Jurisdiction call 310-RCMP(7267).
Cpl. Gina Slaney
Public Information Officer – SAD
Alberta RCMP Media Group
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