An investigation in Kelowna led to charges against an Alberta man who contacted an underage girl from B.C. through the online game Roblox.

Kenneth Livesey, 19, from Beaverlodge was arrested on Oct. 29 and charged with child luring, making sexually explicit materials available to a child, making child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, according to a press release from the RCMP.

Livesey allegedly met the girl over Roblox then started talking to her over Snapchat, where he coerced the victim to share explicit photos and videos.

The victim’s parents found the messages and reported them to Kelowna RCMP.

“Diverting the conversation to other platforms is a common tactic by offenders to evade detection and in some cases bypass existing safety protocols,” Sgt. Matt Pepper said in the release.

Livesey was released from custody and is set to appear in court in Grande Prairie on Nov. 18.

“Criminal activity does not recognize jurisdictional boundaries, and neither does effective policing. The swift actions of investigators in Kelowna led to the identification of the suspect, and through close collaboration with our Alberta partners, critical information was shared to support the ongoing investigation,” Kelowna RCMP’s Cpl. Steven Lang said in the release.

Anyone with information about child exploitation should contact police or Cybertip.