A 31-year-old Toronto man is accused of sexually assaulting several minors including a seven-year-old child, and there may be more victims in the Greater Toronto Area according to police.
Toronto police’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Detective Vijay Shetty held a conference on Wednesday morning, sharing details of the investigation.
Daniel Langdon has been charged with 39 counts of sexual assault, 39 counts of sexual interference, luring, five counts of making child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography, among other charges.
“It’s very important that we reach out to as many members of the public not only within the GTA, but as well as all of Ontario to see if anyone’s had any interactions or any engagements with this individual that they can contact us right away,” Shetty said.
In Dec. 2022, members of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children From Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet in Thunder Bay alerted Toronto Police investigators to a child luring and sexual assault investigation involving a young person.
Following the investigation, Toronto police executed a search warrant at Langdon’s residence in the Weston Road and Finch Avenue West area on Feb. 7.
Police seized several electronic devices containing evidence connected to the luring and sexual assault in Thunder Bay, along with a large amount of child sexual abuse material.
Police also said they seized additional child sexual abuse material at Langdon’s residence and from various electronic devices, along with evidence indicating a seven-year-old child was sexually assaulted at a Toronto park.
Additional victims were targeted online via social media sites and in person across Ontario, according to police.
The victims range in age from seven to 17 years old, police said.
31-year-old Daniel Langdon’s social media profile picture. (Courtesy: Toronto Police Service)
Police said Langdon appeared to have altered images of himself to look younger. He used the following handles on social media:
- Instagram: Sam Lennox @Uzi_twister and Danielle Lexa @Epic_powerstrike
- Snapchat: qqsupersquid, sesame_go, misty_setogus, gg_rollo, win_rollow
- TikTok: epicmania
- Twitter: @orilla_daniel
- Text Free Ultra: didase4809
- Text Now: Sam Lennox
- Swipr: Eric Link – Linkeric933@gmail.com
- Email addresses: majorlink28@gmail.com, Bobbynight25@gmail.com, Lennoxsam52@gmail.com, Linkeric933@gmail.com, whitelaser@protonmail.com, Daniellang16@hotmail.com, Swiftcalculus@protonmail.com, Kayligessner23@outlook.com, shantyballistic@protonmail.com
Langdon appeared in court on Feb. 8 and remains in custody.
Police believe he was operating alone.
Investigators are asking anyone who has any information, or who may have interacted with the accused, to please come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto police’s ICE department at 416-808-7444, local Crime Stoppers, or their local police service. You can also report at Cybertip.ca.
