Someone has been putting up fake police posters in the Oshawa and Whitby area, police say, falsely accusing a man of being a sex offender recently released on bail.

A photo of the man’s face, along with the official logos for local police and CityNews, are featured prominently on the poster, which claims the victim was “arrested with attempted luring of a young boy and child pornography.”

Durham Region Police confirmed the pictured man has never been arrested for any of the stated charges.

Several of the posters were plastered at a business on Dundas St. East in Whitby and at the Campus Ice Centre in north Oshawa. A letter containing a copy of the poster and a threatening message was delivered to the victim’s place of work.

The posters are considered harassment and investigators are looking for the person or persons responsible for them.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2764 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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