'Deeply concerning': Six Ontario men released after facing charges for luring underage girls for sex
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 6:27 pm
They were guys caught in a sting. It's not like any of them will be huge sentences or anything - get real.
https://unpublished.ca/news-feed-item/2 ... for-luring
https://unpublished.ca/news-feed-item/2 ... for-luring
The case of six Ontario men charged with trying to lure girls under the age of 18 for sex is raising the ire of justice critics and frustrating cops after all six of the accused men were released from custody on the promise that they’ll return to court.
“It is deeply concerning to continue seeing individuals charged with serious and heinous crimes released into the public,” Bowmanville-Oshawa North MP Jamil Jivani said Tuesday in a written statement.
“Canadians expect a justice system that prioritizes public safety, and this case once again highlights the urgent need for serious bail reform in Canada.”
All six men were charged last month in a sting operation dubbed Project Firebird. The arrests were announced on Monday. That saw Durham Regional Police Service officers posing as minors to combat the purchase of sexual services from girls under the age of 18.
“These accused believed that they were speaking with an underage female who was soliciting sex,” Const. Nicholas Gluckstein, who speaks for the force, said Tuesday.
All six men were released on an undertaking, Gluckstein said.
“They didn’t even go for a bail hearing,” he said.
“They were just released on a promise to appear” in court at a later date.