Campbellton RCMP lay child luring and exploitation charges

Community Safety Alert for New Brunswick

Campbellton RCMP have charged a 33-year-old man from Campbellton, New Brunswick following an investigation into alleged child luring and sexual offences involving minors. The man was arrested on May 14, 2026 and remains in custody while the case proceeds through the courts.

The investigation began after police received a report in November 2023 related to suspected child luring in the Campbellton area. Over the course of the investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Duke Street in Campbellton in May 2025, seizing several digital devices. Police now believe there may be additional victims and are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

Official RCMP Details

On May 14, 2026, members of the Campbellton RCMP, with support from the Crime Reduction Unit, arrested a 33-year-old man as part of the ongoing child luring investigation. The accused was remanded into custody pending a court appearance.

On May 19, 2026, Morgan Cooling-Lamontagne, 33, appeared in Campbellton Provincial Court and was formally charged with a range of offences connected to alleged sexual exploitation of minors and related conduct. The charges laid include:

• Three counts of accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material
• Two counts of exposing genital organs to a person under 16 years old
• Two counts of sexual assault
• Two counts of making sexually explicit material available to a child
• Two counts of sexual interference
• Two counts of luring a child
• One count of invitation to sexual touching
• One count of uttering threats against a person
• One count of making, dealing or possessing instruments for forging a credit card

During the course of their work, investigators learned that the accused may have engaged in similar behaviour involving other individuals. The RCMP are actively working to determine whether there are additional victims connected to this investigation.

Police have identified that Morgan Cooling-Lamontagne may have used two online aliases to reach underage children through social media platforms:

• MOMO
• POOKIE

Request for Information and Victim Support

This is an active investigation, and police are specifically seeking information from anyone who may have interacted with an individual using the usernames MOMO or POOKIE, particularly minors who may have been contacted through social media. If you believe you are a victim or have any information that could assist investigators, you are urged to contact your local police immediately.

Individuals who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), use the secure P3 Mobile App, or submit a Secure Web Tip at www.crimenb.ca. Your information could be critical in identifying and protecting any additional victims.

CrimeCanada.ca Safety Perspective

From the perspective of CrimeCanada.ca, alleged offences involving online child luring and sexual exploitation represent a serious threat to community safety across New Brunswick and Canada as a whole. These cases often involve hidden, technology-facilitated contact, and can affect families in any neighbourhood, regardless of local crime levels or past incident history. Our national crime statistics work, including community profiles such as the New Credit (Part) 40A crime and safety data, shows that child-focused offences are a concern in both urban and smaller communities.

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to speak regularly with children about their online activity, review privacy settings on social media, and remind them never to share personal images or information with people they do not know offline. Saving screenshots, usernames, and message histories can be vital if concerning behaviour occurs and needs to be reported. Prompt reporting of suspicious online contact, even if it appears minor, can help law enforcement intervene early and may prevent further harm to other children.

CrimeCanada.ca remains committed to supporting safer communities by highlighting official alerts such as this one, helping residents recognize risk factors, and encouraging the public to work with police and anonymous reporting tools whenever they see potential child exploitation or related criminal activity.

Official Source & Community Safety

This safety alert is based on an official release from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). CrimeCanada.ca aggregates and analyzes this data to keep the new-brunswick community informed, aware, and safe. We are an independent safety data aggregator and not the original creators of the underlying incident report.

Read the full official release here: RCMP Official Statement.