A 27-year-old Vaughan man has been arrested and charged with luring a child as well as for making and possessing child pornography, among other charges.

The York Regional Police Special Victims Unit-Internet Child Exploitation Team (ICE) announced the arrest and charges Friday, March 24.

In September 2016, the ICE unit received information from the National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre (NCECC) in Ottawa about a person in York Region who was believed to be extorting a young teenage female victim into sending sexual pictures and videos of herself.

Investigators made an arrest and laid charges Wednesday, March 22.

Based on the investigation, investigators allege the accused has been active on Internet chat sites looking for teenage victims to obtain sexual material, videos and images.

He is known to use the email address kingcheetah01@hotmail.com. Investigators believe there may be other victims and are asking anyone who had contact with the accused to come forward.

Muhammad Luqman Rana, 27, of Vaughan is charged with extortion, luring a child, voyeurism, making child pornography, invitation to sexual touching and possession of child pornography.

He is slated to appear in Newmarket court April 18.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Special Victims Unit-Internet Child Exploitation Team at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7078, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.