By Troy Gillard

Arrested in 2017

Rocky Mountain House man sentenced for child luring

Nov 27, 2019 | 10:47 AM

A Rocky Mountain House man will spend the next year behind bars for child luring.

Tyler Cumberland pleaded guilty in September to one count of luring a child. He was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Tuesday to 12 months in prison followed by two years’ probation. He is also being added to Canada’s sex offender registry.

Cumberland, who is 33, was arrested in Nov. 2017 by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s Internet Child Exploitation (ALERT ICE) unit over allegations of sexualized online chats involving a 12-year-old girl.

Police said at the time that the two had met through social media and that the accused was aware the girl was underage. Explicit chats and photos were later discovered by the girl’s parents, who then called police.

A subsequent search of a home in Rocky Mountain House led to the seizure of a number of electronic devices police said contained evidence in relation to the case.

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Several other child pornography-related charges against Cumberland were withdrawn following his guilty plea for child luring.