Man charged with voyeurism after children approached in Calgary playground

Police have arrested and charged a man with voyeurism in connection with an incident involving several young children at a southeast Calgary playground last week.

Four children aged nine to 11 were playing at the park in the 13000 block of Parkside Drive S.E. on Oct. 28 when a man asked them for help to finda lost piece of jewelry, offeringthem candy in exchange for their help.

The children declinedand the man then made inappropriate comments and took inappropriate photos of one of the female children, police said in a release.

The children reported the incident to their parents and police were notified. Officers searched the area and were unable to find a suspect.

District 6 detectives took over the investigation and identified a possible suspect, with help from the behavioural science unit, police said.

On Sunday, officers arrested John Daniel Larlee, 48. He has been charged with one count of voyeurism.

He is set to appear in court on Dec. 18.

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