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Mar 23, 2026 3:12 PM - Connect Newsroom - Ramandeep Kaur

Calgary truck driver to be sentenced in U.S. child luring case following Idaho sting

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A Calgary truck driver convicted in the United States after an online child luring sting is scheduled to be sentenced next month, according to court records.

The 41-year-old man pleaded guilty in February to a charge of luring a minor, stemming from an investigation led by an undercover detective in Idaho. According to court proceedings, the officer posed as a 14-year-old girl during online conversations with the accused.

Court heard the man directed the fictional girl to call him “Daddy” and sent sexually suggestive messages before arranging to meet at a truck stop south of Idaho Falls in late December. He was arrested at the meeting location by authorities.

According to police testimony presented in court, the man told investigators during questioning that the messages were sent “in the heat of the moment” and claimed he would not have acted on them.

Online court records indicate the case is scheduled for sentencing on April 16. It is not clear what sentence prosecutors are seeking.

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