(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one individual with numerous child luring and other child related sexual offences.

On September 19, 2024, the Orillia OPP received information regarding a historical sexual assault and child luring incident. Police were advised in that 2021, the accused was offering alcohol to a youth in exchange for explicit images. At the time, the accused was an Aquatic Supervisor at a recreation centre in Orillia.



On September 23, 2024, with the assistance of the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, members of the Orillia OPP executed a search warrant at a residence in the City of Orillia.

As a result of this investigation, Manuel MARROQUINN-RAMIREZ, 43-year-old from Orillia, has been charged with:

Luring a Person Under 18 years of age by means of Telecommunication – three counts
Communicate with anyone for the purpose of obtaining sexual services
Sexual Exploitation
Sexual Assault
Possession of Child Pornography
Selling or distributing to an individual under 19 years of age
Knowingly supplying liquor to person under 19 years
The accused was held in custody, pending a bail hearing.

Until September 2024, the accused was an Aquatic Supervisor in the City of Orillia. Anyone with information about this or a similar incident is urged to call the Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122. You can also provide information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at www.crimestopperssdm.com

There is no statute of limitations on sexual offences and a report can be made to police at any time, regardless of how much time has passed. If you do not wish to make a report to police or need more time and support to make that decision, there are community partners available to help. Ontario 211 provides information on Ontario’s community, social and health related government services. Simply call 2-1-1 or visit www.211ontario.ca for more information.

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